Klingon Word of the Day: tera' tlhuH rop
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 28, 2022 Klingon word: tera' tlhuH rop Part of speech: noun Definition: common cold Source: qep'a' 27 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 28, 2022 Klingon word: tera' tlhuH rop Part of speech: noun Definition: common cold Source: qep'a' 27 [2020] _______________________________________________ (qep’a’ 2020): Maltz says Klingons don’t get colds (though, despite what he says, Klingons are not immune from other, somewhat similar afflictions). Another way to refer to this Earth disease, generally unsympathetically, is Ptera’ rop bIr}, which is, of course, a misguided translation. SEE: tlhuH breath (n) tlhuH breathe (v) rop disease, sickness (n) rop be sick, ill (v) SEE ALSO: lerup bacterium (n) javtIm virus (n) ngej infect (v) 'oy' ache, hurt, be sore (v) bech suffer (v) vor cure (v) wuQ have a headache (v) pIvHa' be unhealthy (v) pIv be healthy (v) -- 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.
On 3/28/2022 10:35 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
Klingon word: tera' tlhuH rop Part of speech: noun Definition: common cold Source: qep'a' 27 [2020] _______________________________________________
(qep’a’ 2020): Maltz says Klingons don’t get colds (though, despite what he says, Klingons are not immune from other, somewhat similar afflictions). Another way to refer to this Earth disease, generally unsympathetically, is Ptera’ rop bIr}, which is, of course, a misguided translation.
I imagine that in practical use, Klingons would not use this phrase just specifically for the cold virus, but would apply it generally to all respiratory viruses originating on Earth. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
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