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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qal
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (lojmIt tI'wI'nuv)
Thu Apr 26 14:04:08 2012
From: lojmIt tI'wI'nuv <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0400
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I see a new Klingon insult coming:
QalDI' SoSlI', Quch.
pItlh
lojmIt tI'wI'nuv
On Apr 26, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>> Klingon word: Qal
>> Part of speech: verb
>> Definition: swim
>=20
> naDev jIQal vIneH; Qobbe''a' bIQ?=20
> Is it safe to swim here? (TNK)
>=20
> "One of the brand new Klingon words [from TalkNow! Klingon] is the one =
for swimming as in the phrase 'Is it safe to swim here?' Klingons don't =
like water as, for them, it's a sign of weakness; they also love danger. =
So this one may come as a surprise to them!" says Marc [Okrand]." =
[qe'San]
>=20
> TKW 35: The negative associations with water might also be seen when =
Worf remarked to Counselor Deanna Troi, "Swimming is too much like =
bathing."
>=20
> 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.=20
>=20
> A {lotlhmoq} is "a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch =
food, but cannot swim" (cf. HQ 10.4).
>=20
>=20
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>=20
>=20
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<br><div><div>On Apr 26, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Steven Boozer =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><blockquote type=3D"cite">Klingon word: =
Qal<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Part of =
speech: verb<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Definition: =
swim<br></blockquote><br>naDev jIQal vIneH; =
Qobbe''a' bIQ? <br>Is it safe to swim here? (TNK)<br><br>"One of the =
brand new Klingon words [from TalkNow! Klingon] is the one for swimming =
as in the phrase 'Is it safe to swim here?' Klingons don't like water =
as, for them, it's a sign of weakness; they also love danger. So this =
one may come as a surprise to them!" says Marc [Okrand]." =
[qe'San]<br><br>TKW 35: The negative associations with =
water might also be seen when Worf remarked to Counselor Deanna Troi, =
"Swimming is too much like bathing."<br><br>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. <br><br>A {lotlhmoq} is "a bird that swoops into =
the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim" (cf. HQ =
10.4).<br><br><br>--<br>Voragh<br>Ca'Non Master of the =
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