Here were the ones I've found so far: bet (to impale) -- a back-formation from *betleH* (bat'leth) cheyIS (cephalopod) -- a reference to the Star Trek episode "The Chase", perhaps? (As I recall I've seen that mentioned a few times here as the episode that explains why the same taxa of life appear on different planets around the galaxy and look similar.) DamSayrotlh (hippopotamus) -- translates as "hard to consider clean". Maybe the hippo's tendency to splash in the mud, combined with the rules about eating hippo meat in kashrut? HuDngech (to be brittle) -- sounds like Chengdu backwards, although I'm not sure what Chengdu has to do with sine waves -- perhaps the prefix Sino- for Chinese? lIS'ab (rodent) -- like Basil the Rat, from Fawlty Towers majaj (lettuce/cabbage) -- "let us" mur (to wince, to cringe, to flinch) -- from "demur"? 'Ing and nam (to move clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively) -- England and Vietnam . . . in the English-speaking world, clocks run clockwise, but I did a little research and found here: https://qz.com/994486/the-way-you-draw-circles-says-a-lot-about-you/ that the Vietnamese are the world's most likely people to draw a circle counterclockwise, at 95%. Interestingly, we also got a (requested) word for Vietnam (vIyetnam) this go-round . . . maybe that was part of the inspiration? naptop (eclipse) -- backwards, this makes "pot" and "pan" -- I'm not sure what the relevance is here, though ngur (to be autistic/Aspie) -- maybe "nerd"? pu'porgh (ginger) -- this translates to "horn-body" -- a literal translation of the Sanskrit etymon of this Wanderwort qIn (to moan, to groan) -- like keening? roSmaH (chromosome) -- this word was my own request. Means "we licks" -- a multiple version of *roSghaH*, the word for DNA, which translates to "he licks", as in a double helix. rubyo' (politician) -- from Marco Rubio Sotlhqel (yolk) -- lactose backwards? SuqwIl (hiss) -- like "squeal" tIH wej (gamma ray) -- "wej" was chosen because gamma is the third letter in the Greek alphabet tlhargh (to explore) -- like Lewis and Clark vo'nung (phase) -- sounds like "Wohnung", the German word for dwelling, but I'm not sure what the relevance is here wu' (to be mystical, to be esoteric, to be occult) -- like "woo-woo", or "quantum woo" wu'tIbIS (superstition) -- to exhibit woo? yelneHSIQ (vanadium) -- backwards, this is Chris Henley -- anyone have any idea who Chris Henley is? Googling "'chris henley' vanadium" doesn't help. yoghan (renaissance, revival) -- maybe because the Gothic revival catehdral known as the Nunoike Church, or Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, is in Nagoya? 'ayIvlaS (moss) -- "salvia" backwards 'ejyaH (infinity) -- *'ej* is "and", while *yaH* backwards is *Hay* -- area beyond. So, the Buzz Lightyear quote: to infinity "and beyond"!
On Tue., Jul. 27, 2021, 02:39 James Landau, <savegraduation@yahoo.com> wrote:
HuDngech (sine) -- sounds like Chengdu backwards, although I'm not sure what Chengdu has to do with sine waves -- perhaps the prefix Sino- for Chinese?
You're overthinking this. {HuD} and {ngech} are the words for mountain and valley.
ngur (to be autistic/Aspie) -- maybe "nerd"?
Ngurodivergent. yelneHSIQ (vanadium) -- backwards, this is Chris Henley -- anyone have any idea who Chris Henley is? Googling "'chris henley' vanadium" doesn't help. Chris Henley is a friend of Marc Okrand and used to work with him at WSC Avant Bard. I don't know why Okrand chose Henley's name for vanadium, but he's honoured various people in his life with Klingon words not necessarily related to their names over the years, so there might be no connection to vanadium at all. -- De'vID
Am 27.07.2021 um 02:39 schrieb James Landau:
lIS'ab (rodent) -- like Basil the Rat, from Fawlty Towers
I'm not so sure that rat is so important in that show. My first guess was the same name, from a movie title "Basil the Great Mouse Detective". It might be both, of course. --- One other thing, which is not a pun, but a useful background: Maltz said there are two words for Korea, and this was confusing for Klingons. The Korean language has two different names for the southern and the northern part. In North Korea, it is called Chosŏn, which refers to an ancient kingdom Go-Joseon. See Klingon spelling {choSan}. South Korea is called Hanguk (roughly translated as "Han-Empire"). Klingon spelling {Hanghuq}. As the definition was given for "Korea" only, it is possible that in the future, the parts are re-united into one country, which explains why Klingons use both terms. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWordsQepa28
I just wondered if the word {qurmoQ} for "larynx" includes the word {moQ} to refer to its shape, or if you can read it backwards, because it "experiences a tremor" {Qom} when you "burp" {ruq}? -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWordsQepa28
On 7/28/2021 2:20 PM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
I just wondered if the word {qurmoQ} for "larynx" includes the word {moQ} to refer to its shape, or if you can read it backwards, because it "experiences a tremor" {Qom} when you "burp" {ruq}?
My rule of thumb for finding puns is that if you hear the proposal and don't think, "Ah, that's obviously it," then that's not it. This one does not make me think, "Ah, that's obviously it." -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 02:28:43PM -0400, SuStel wrote:
On 7/28/2021 2:20 PM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
I just wondered if the word {qurmoQ} for "larynx" includes the word {moQ} to refer to its shape, or if you can read it backwards, because it "experiences a tremor" {Qom} when you "burp" {ruq}?
My rule of thumb for finding puns is that if you hear the proposal and don't think, "Ah, that's obviously it," then that's not it.
This one does not make me think, "Ah, that's obviously it."
wa'logh marq oqrand vIghelta', DemnISmo' Sep {democratic} qum {Dem} 'oH mu' {Dem}'e'. ngoDmo' 'oHbe'. - SapIr
On 7/28/2021 2:36 PM, kechpaja@kechpaja.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 02:28:43PM -0400, SuStel wrote:
On 7/28/2021 2:20 PM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
I just wondered if the word {qurmoQ} for "larynx" includes the word {moQ} to refer to its shape, or if you can read it backwards, because it "experiences a tremor" {Qom} when you "burp" {ruq}?
My rule of thumb for finding puns is that if you hear the proposal and don't think, "Ah, that's obviously it," then that's not it.
This one does not make me think, "Ah, that's obviously it."
wa'logh marq oqrand vIghelta', DemnISmo' Sep {democratic} qum {Dem} 'oH mu' {Dem}'e'.
ngoDmo' 'oHbe'.
My rule of thumb is not intended to work in reverse. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
Am 28.07.2021 um 20:28 schrieb SuStel:
This one does not make me think, "Ah, that's obviously it." Yeah, I agree that my suggestion is pretty far fetched. It's one of those that one labels as "coincidence".
But I feel there surely is a pun in there somehow. We'll see. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWordsQepa28
On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 08:53:27PM +0200, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
Am 28.07.2021 um 20:28 schrieb SuStel:
This one does not make me think, "Ah, that's obviously it." Yeah, I agree that my suggestion is pretty far fetched. It's one of those that one labels as "coincidence".
But I feel there surely is a pun in there somehow. We'll see.
It doesn't have to be a pun, though. It could just an onomatopoeia, using mostly sounds that are made closer to the throat.
Here's another try for a possible pun: {yorqej} n. "nomad" Jackson Roykirk is a character from Star Trek who created the Nomad space probe. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Roykirk -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWordsQepa28
On Tue, 27 Jul 2021 at 02:39, James Landau <savegraduation@yahoo.com> wrote:
naptop (eclipse) -- backwards, this makes "pot" and "pan" -- I'm not sure what the relevance is here, though
I didn't see this mentioned in this thread, but it's a tradition to bang pots and pans during an eclipse in some cultures. rubyo' (politician) -- from Marco Rubio
I'm a bit surprised at how obvious and specific this one is. So maybe the apparent similarity is a red herring. While I've heard MO express views on potentially sensitive subjects like politics and religion in person, I don't think I've previously encountered anything in the vocabulary which has even hinted at his views on these subjects. wu'tIbIS (superstition) -- to exhibit woo?
The TV channel TBS was known as the "Superstation".
yoghan (renaissance, revival) -- maybe because the Gothic revival catehdral known as the Nunoike Church, or Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, is in Nagoya?
I don't want to spoil this one, but I'll give a hint: it's a (yet another) Beatles reference. -- De'vID
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