voragh:

That being said, I still think *tlhoQ* a better choice

I agree. Looking up the meaning of "conglomeration", I understand how it could be used to express "tumor". Funny thing.. I knew of this word for quite some time now, but I thought that it meant "corporation". hahaha ! And I was thinking, why would klingons have such a word ? Are there corporations on Qo'noS ? But I guess, if DIvI' Hol isn't your native language, such misunderstandings are bound to happen. ~nIghma' On Oct 16, 2017 11:39 PM, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote: Maltz/Okrand defined *ngogh* as “a block or lump or brick” and I assumed the general shape was a rectangular solid – which is what they often are in North America -- but we don’t really know what blocks and bricks look like on Kronos. Considering their fascination for triangles and sets of three, Klingons may well think of something pyramidical. Even the example of *ngogh tun* doesn’t help as we’ve seen plenty of exotic triangular pillows on Trek! That being said, I still think *tlhoQ* a better choice. --Voragh *From:* tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org] *On Behalf Of *mayqel qunenoS On Oct 16, 2017 17:09, "Voragh" wrote: mayqel qunenoS:

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I just noticed that {ngogh} is given as "block, lump, brick". So, because of its "lump" meaning, perhaps it's a good choice in order to express "tumor".

Not unless the tumor resembles a rectangular solid, which seems to be the general shape: (Lieven < MO, 9th qepHom'a', 12/2010): A *ngogh* is a block or lump or brick. He said he's seen humans eating *yuch ngoghmey* and found that strange. (KGT 93): A particularly popular dish,* tlhombuS*, requires that the cook coat a block of *tlhagh* [animal fat] with a mixture of *ngat* (herbed granulated cartilage) and *tIr* (grain) and then briefly immerse the block into the already boiling fat, just until the coating hardens. nIm wIb ngogh cheese (n) ngogh mutlhwI' bricklayer (n) ngogh tun pillow (n) tIr ngogh bread [i.e. a loaf?] (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org