Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 28, 2016 Klingon word: lInchuq Part of speech: phrase Definition: share each other Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
What is the context of this word? I can't think of any use for it (or rather, nothing that isn't sexual). ter'eS From: "qurgh@wizage.net" <qurgh@wizage.net> To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 9:00 AM Subject: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lInchuq Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 28, 2016 Klingon word: lInchuq Part of speech: phrase Definition: share each other Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org). _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org
It's on the new words page for the qepHom 2016: http://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qephommey/qephom-2016/ There are two words for "share." When A shares something (C) with B, the verb to use is bon ("share with") and the construction is B-vaD C bon A (with appropriate verb prefixes depending on what A and C are). In this case, C belongs to or is controlled by A and A chooses to share it with B. When A and B share something with each other (share some gagh, say), the verb to use is lIn ("share") and the construction is C lulIn A B je (or C lIn A B je if C is plural, and, again, with appropriate verb prefixes). In this case, the speaker is noncommittal about whether A or B is the one who decided to do the sharing with the other. There is an idiomatic expression: lInchuq "share each other." This is not a euphemism, but Maltz admitted it's a little risqué. lInchuq ("they share each other") means that they (whoever is being talked about) have a physical relationship of some sort. The phrase is general — it doesn't imply anything about exactly what they do physically. It also doesn't necessarily mean that they are doing something right now (at the time of speaking). The relationship could be relatively light (a little nibbling) or heavier (really biting) or beyond (Maltz thought that Terrans might find that part a bit risqué). As with other verbs with -chuq, the prefix has to indicate a plural subject and no object: malInchuq SulInchuq qurgh On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:20 PM, Terrence Donnelly < terrence.donnelly@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
What is the context of this word? I can't think of any use for it (or rather, nothing that isn't sexual).
ter'eS
------------------------------ *From:* "qurgh@wizage.net" <qurgh@wizage.net> *To:* "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org> *Sent:* Monday, November 28, 2016 9:00 AM *Subject:* [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lInchuq
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 28, 2016
Klingon word: lInchuq Part of speech: phrase Definition: share each other Source: qepHom 2016
This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
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