Klingon Word of the Day: ghal
Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Klingon word: ghal Part of speech: verb Definition: envy, be jealous (of) Source: HQ:v8n3p4 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: ghal Part of speech: verb Definition: envy, be jealous (of) Source: HQ:v8n3p4 _______________________________________________ qepHomDaq jIHtaHbe'. Saghal. ([untranslated] MO to qepHom 2013) Okrand in HQ 8.3:4: It is used in such sentences as: jIghal "I am jealous" choghal "you envy me, you are jealous of me" torgh vIghal "I am jealous of Torg" There is also an idiomatic phrase which conveys the idea of jealousy: {SuD veqlargh mInDu'}. Literally, this means "Fek'lhr's eyes are yellow/ green", but it is used to express the idea that somebody is jealous. It would be used in an exchange such as: A: loSmaH romulusngan SuvwI'pu' HoHta' qeng. B: SuD veqlargh mInDu'. A: Kang killed 40 Romulan warriors. B: Somebody is jealous! Speaker "B" is saying that speaker "A" is jealous of Kang. SEE ALSO: qur be greedy (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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