Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Klingon word: tlhuH Part of speech: noun Definition: breath
AFAIK no examples used in canon. tlhuH breathe (v) (HQ 12.4:8): Air, for example, comes into and out of the nose or mouth. The word for breath is {tlhuH}, and that for breathe is also {tlhuH}. To breathe in, or inhale, is {pur}; to breathe out, or exhale, is {rech}. To breathe noisily, or wheeze, is {jev} ... To breathe even more noisily, or snore, is {wuD}. (qep'a' 2016): [Maltz] said that this [{lay}] is some sort of technical term. It would be odd to say {lay vItlhuH} for "I breathe air", but it would be understood. jItlhuH I breathe. KGT Suvbe'chugh SuvwI' tlhuHbe' SuvwI' If a warrior does not fight, he does not breathe. TKW tlhuH be exhilarated, stimulated, invigorated (slang) (v) (KGT 165): Literally meaning "breathe", this word is used in such expressions as {jItlhuH} ("I am exhilarated, it's exhilarating to me"; literally, "I breathe"). Perhaps a near equivalent in standard Klingon is {Sey} (be excited). SEE ALSO: lay air (technical term) (n) rewve' air (everyday word) (n) muD atmosphere (n) SuS wind (n) SIp gas (n) tlhIch smoke (n) Hob yawn (v) ruq belch (v) tlhov wheeze (v) chuy sneeze (v) largh smell, sense odors (v) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons