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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tuy'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Tue Dec 4 11:05:54 2012
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:05:30 +0100
From: Lieven <levinius@gmx.de>
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
In-Reply-To: <50BE1AB9.80208@trimboli.name>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
Am 04.12.2012 16:46, schrieb David Trimboli:
> On 12/4/2012 10:17 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>>
>>> Klingon word: tuy'
>>> Part of speech: verb
>>> Definition: spit
>>
>> PUN:
>> ptui!
>
> I'd call it onomatopoeia.
FYI: not related to sneezing, but there is a german expression
"Toi-toi-toi!", used when wishing somebody good luck. This is based on a
very old tradition to spit over one's sholder in order to wish luck
(don't ask me any further on *why* this used to be done. ;-)
--
Lieven L. Litaer
aka Quvar valer 'utlh
http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher
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