Klingon Word of the Day: qur
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Klingon word: qur Part of speech: verb Definition: be greedy Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: qur Part of speech: verb Definition: be greedy Source: TKD _______________________________________________ bIqur You are greedy. KLS qur; verengan rur greedy as a Ferengi [common simile] KGT SEE ALSO: var be stingy, miserly (v) ghal be jealous (of), envy (v) ghung be hungry (v) P.S. NON-RELATED: qurme' ingredient (n) (qep’a’ 2019) PUN: qur + me' = "[in-]greedy-aunt" (De’vID) <mon> -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
Steven Boozer:
qurme' ingredient (n) (qep’a’ 2019) PUN: qur + me' = "[in-]greedy-aunt" (De’vID) <mon>
In addition to that, qurme' sounds a lot like the French pronunciation of gourmet. I'm not sure if that is intentional, but that is how I remember it. Iikka "fergusq" Hauhio ------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 at 17.32, Steven Boozer sboozer@uchicago.edu wrote:
Klingon word: qur Part of speech: verb Definition: be greedy Source: TKD _______________________________________________
bIqur You are greedy. KLS
qur; verengan rur greedy as a Ferengi [common simile] KGT
SEE ALSO: var be stingy, miserly (v) ghal be jealous (of), envy (v) ghung be hungry (v)
P.S. NON-RELATED: qurme' ingredient (n) (qep’a’ 2019) PUN: qur + me' = "[in-]greedy-aunt" (De’vID) <mon>
-- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
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