[84303] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: Hurgh (noun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com)
Wed Mar 26 15:06:57 2008
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:04:33 EDT
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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In a message dated 3/26/2008 10:14:29 AM Central Daylight Time,
sboozer@uchicago.edu writes:
> >Homonyms:
> > Hurgh (verb) - be dark
>
> Used in canon:
>
> Hurgh
> It is dark. (STC:KLS)
>
> Okrand discusses that various devices are employed when it is necessary to
> talk about colors more precisely:
>
> KGT 82: Phrases containing the words {wov} ("light, bright") or {Hurgh}
> ("dark") further refine the description of the color. Thus, {SuD 'ej wov}
> means "(it) is {SuD} and light," a way to refer to a yellowish tinge; {SuD
> 'ach wov} ("{SuD} but light") is also heard.
>
> Related verbs:
>
> {qIj} "be black".
>
> Antonym: {wov} "be light, be bright".
>
Another antonym of {Hurgh} (be dark) is {wew} (glow).
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