[95173] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tuy'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Dec 4 11:15:32 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 16:15:17 +0000
In-Reply-To: <50BE1F4A.4030807@gmx.de>
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> >>> Klingon word: tuy'
> >>> Part of speech: verb
> >>> Definition: spit
Voragh:
> >> PUN:
> >> ptui!
SuStel:
>> I'd call it onomatopoeia.
Lieven:
> 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. ;-)
Also in Yiddish:
http://forward.com/articles/15158/spit-your-way-to-safety-toi-toi-toi
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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