Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Klingon word: tlher Part of speech: verb Definition: be lumpy
AFAIK never used in canon. (KGT 84f.): In terms of texture, Klingon food may be {ngal} (chewy), {char} (slimy), or {tlher} (lumpy), all considered positive attributes (depending, of course, on the particular dish). (KGT 92): Finally, the way to prepare a common dish called {qompogh} is to mash ({tap}) a mixture of various types of {naH} (fruit, vegetable), with or without some animal matter, into a rather lumpy paste and then to let it {rogh} (ferment). SEE ALSO: ghegh be rough vIl be ridgy (forehead) Hab be smooth beQ be flat PUN: In the old U.S. TV series "Leave It to Beaver", the Beaver's (Jerry Mathers) big brother, Wally, had a friend named Clarence Rutherford, who was nicknamed "Lumpy". (Confirmed by Okrand at qep'a' SochDIch.) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons