[86601] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: na'ran rur [Re: Klingon WOTD: na' (verb)]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Wed Sep 30 16:31:09 2009
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:29:14 -0400
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
In-reply-to: <4AC3BEE4.8010102@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
I wrote:
> The passage on page 85 of KGT says, "The closest equivalent to 'sweet'
> is probably {na'ran rur} ('resembles a /naran,/' a fruit whose juice is
> sometimes added to sauces as a contrast to the other flavors.)" Nowhere
> does the phrase ever talking about HOW something resembles a /naran/.
> This suggests that the phrase {na'ran rur} automatically means "tastes
> sweet."
Or, at least, it is the closest you can possibly get to "tastes sweet,"
according to Maltz.
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David Trimboli
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