Am 23.04.2020 um 15:38 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
If {chop} is to be used for humans kissing, then how will we say that a human has a "biting fetish" ???
The "fetish" I know how to say; it's the "biting" that's the problem.
I think that biting still is part of the word, it does not literally mean "kiss". Okrand wrote "There's no straightforward, simple Klingon word for "(human-style) kiss." and : "A non-standard, slangy expression for this is 'ep. " So I see the best way to talk about humang kissing is 'ep. I think if you wish to put some emphasis on the enjoyment of "biting", you could say {chopchu'} which fortifies the idea of chop, instead of just {loQ chop}, which okrand suggested for kissing his first phrase. But if we stay in the game, it's really hard for a Klingon to talk bout such a fetish because he might say "That terran enjoys to {chop}? What's the deal? Don't we all enjoy that?" ;-) -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/Word/-ep