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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: vetlh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Feb 25 10:42:06 2013
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:41:53 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, February 24, 2013
>
> Klingon word: vetlh
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: cockroach
AFAIK never used in canon.
Cultural notes on insects:
"Like {qagh}, other small animals are eaten whole, in great quantity (by the handful if possible), and, ideally, alive. Among these are various bugs (collectively, {ghew})." (KGT 87)
The {cha'naS} is "a small bird which digs up bugs to eat" (HQ 10.4).
"A glob fly is a tiny Klingon insect that makes a loud buzzing sound, but has no stinger." (TKW 171)
"Finally, a fourth type of instrument is one with strings, a {HurDagh}. Each string is a {SIrgh}, a word also used for any thread or filament. A {SIrgh} of the finest quality is made from a material secreted by insects, similar to the silk produced by silkworms. " (KGT 76)
Do not confuse with the Type 4 noun suffix {-vetlh} " that, those".
Similar words:
ghew bug, insect (n)
ghIlab ghew glob fly (n)
vIng whine (v) [use for "buzz"?]
'aw' sting (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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