[1329] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Question from STrek-l
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Jul 21 07:33:55 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu (Erich Schneider)
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 93 05:12:49 CDT
In-Reply-To: <1993Jul20.051811.124563@foxmail.gfc.edu> (Chris_Benham@foxmail.gf
c.edu)
The question is asked by proxy...
>This is somewhat Trek related, I guess. Any of you Klingon-speaking people
>out there know how to translate "grey ghost" into Klingon? My SO and I are
>trying to name a cat, and Grey Ghost would be perfect, but he wants a
>Klingon name. We checked the Klingon dictionary, but couldn't find grey or
>ghost....
Yep, grey and ghost aren't in the dictionary. Nor are words for
"spirit" or "soul", or "color" (!) (trying for "color of stone")
For "ghost" one of the following might be appropriate:
yoHHa'moHbogh Dep - nonhumanoid being who causes fear
(yoHHa' = be un-brave = be afraid)
ghe''or Dep - nonhumanoid being from the "netherworld" of the dishonored
"yoHHa'moHwI'" is "thing that causes fear", and might also be
appropriate, though "terrorizer" is a better translation that "ghost".
Then again, who knows if Klingons believe in ghosts? They're no
strangers to things mystical (cf. TNG episode "Rightful Heir"), but
may not believe that the dead can come back to haunt (perhaps all
souls go to either QI'tu' or ghe''or, and can never return to this
world).
- QumpIn 'avrIn
erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu
