[102542] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: poD
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Nov 23 10:36:20 2015
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:36:05 +0000
In-Reply-To: <564FA980.3030604@trimboli.name>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@kli.org
> >> Klingon word: poD
> >> Part of speech: verb
> >> Definition: be clipped
> >> Source: TKD
qurgh:
> > Does "be clipped" here mean as in toenails and hedges, or as in
> > clipped speech?
SuStel:
> Yes.
KGT 172f.: One form of nonstandard speech that is heard rather frequently is what is called {tlhIngan Hol poD} (Clipped Klingon) or simply {Hol poD} (clipped language).
I suspect SuStel is right, but AFAIK this is the only example of {poD} by Okrand.
SEE ALSO:
chIp cut, trim (hair) (v)
pe' cut (v)
DuQ stab (v)
SIj slit (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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