[84774] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: nagh DIr (noun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI')
Mon Jun 9 21:01:56 2008
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 20:59:29 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: ghunchu'wI' <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
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On Jun 9, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
> After the spirit has departed the body {porgh}, Klingon warriors
> consider
> the corpse {lom} to be only an "empty shell" - {nagh DIr chIm}? -
> to be
> disposed of accordingly.
No way. The English "shell" here has absolutely nothing to do with
the Klingon {nagh DIr}. Korris could as easily have used the phrase
"empty husk", and {yub} would have been just as inappropriate a
Klingon term.
I think {ngaSwI' chIm} "empty container" is a reasonable literal
rendition. I'm feeling a little playful at the moment, so I'll also
suggest {qegh chIm} and see how many people get the joke.
-- ghunchu'wI'
