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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghogh'ot
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Fri May 12 12:29:54 2017
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On 5/12/2017 11:24 AM, kechpaja wrote:
> Okay, I really want this to be a pun on "invoice", given that it starts
> with {ghogh}, but I'm not sure that works. The only meaning I can find
> for {'ot} is "the sound of the letter <o>" (which could be a pun on
> "owe", but then why {ghogh}?).
>
> - SapIr
>
> On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 03:00:02PM +0000, qurgh@wizage.net wrote:
>> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, May 12, 2017
>>
>> Klingon word: ghogh'ot
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: bill, payment request, something you must pay
>> Source: qepHom 2015 p.18
>>
>>
>> This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
I'm thinking it's *ghogh* = /voice/ and then *'ot* sounds like /out./
The /out/ is on the end, opposite the /in/ at the beginning of /invoice.
/(Dare I say... it's an /inverse/?)
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/12/2017 11:24 AM, kechpaja wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Okay, I really want this to be a pun on "invoice", given that it starts
with {ghogh}, but I'm not sure that works. The only meaning I can find
for {'ot} is "the sound of the letter <o>" (which could be a pun on
"owe", but then why {ghogh}?).
- SapIr
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 03:00:02PM +0000, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qurgh@wizage.net">qurgh@wizage.net</a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, May 12, 2017
Klingon word: ghogh'ot
Part of speech: noun
Definition: bill, payment request, something you must pay
Source: qepHom 2015 p.18
This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qurgh@kli.org">qurgh@kli.org</a>).
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<p>I'm thinking it's <b>ghogh</b> = <i>voice</i> and then <b>'ot</b>
sounds like <i>out.</i> The <i>out</i> is on the end, opposite
the <i>in</i> at the beginning of <i>invoice. </i>(Dare I
say... it's an <i>inverse</i>?)<br>
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