[84632] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: qep'a' [mu'mey chu'?]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri May 9 17:47:09 2008
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 16:44:55 -0500
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Jonathan Webley wrote:
> >wa'SaD mu'mey chu' nunob MO 'e' vInaj. SughomchuqtaHvIS, chaq mu'mey chu'
> >nunob. wItlhoblaH'a'? mu'meyvam vIneH:
> >
> >* bikini
Voragh:
>Maybe for sunbathing, but certainly not for swimming:
>
>KGT 91: The verb {HaH} [...] is now often used in the more general sense
>of "soak, drench". It is frequently heard in the reflexive form ({HaH'egh}
>"soak oneself") in reference to such activities as drinking a great deal,
>which has positive connotations, and bathing, an occasional undertaking
>with negative connotations.
>
>TKW 35: The negative associations with water might also be seen when Worf
>remarked to Counselor Deanna Troi, "Swimming is too much like bathing."
If you're really stuck {SutHom machqu'} or even {SutHey}!
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
