[84572] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: noS (verb)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri May 2 12:57:44 2008
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 11:56:11 -0500
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, May 1, 2008.
>
>Category: Food
>
>Klingon word: noS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: eat in small mouthfuls, nibble
Never used in canon.
KGT 100: Indeed, if one eats too neatly or if one does not eat with gusto,
it will probably be assumed that one is not enjoying the food. (The verb
{noS} ["eat in small mouthfuls, nibble"], unless applied to small animals
or very young children, is always used derogatorily.)
Pun:
Cf. Yiddish *nosh* "snack, eat between meals, nibble at tidbits"
Related verbs:
{Sop} eat; {natlh} consume; {'ep} consume soup; {je'} feed (someone else)
Cf. {chop} bite; {ghup} swallow; {roS} lick; {yIv} chew; {waH} taste,
try out (food); {mum} taste, sense flavors
Cf. also {ghung} be hungry
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
