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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Salt
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick)
Sat Jun 29 06:43:19 2013
From: Rohan Fenwick <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:42:40 +1000
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ghItlhpu' Alex=2C jatlh:
> Klingons clearly do not use condiments on their {tlhagh patat 'oQqar naQH=
ommey}.
> But is there a word for the {tlhIl} that Terrans known as salt?
No. I find myself going straight for {qut na'} when it's necessary. Either =
that=2C or I'll simply use the verb: {SojwIj vIna'moH} "I put salt on my fo=
od".
> (As a side note=2C Maltz must surely have come across vinegar=2C too=2C b=
y now=2C=2C as well
> as various Terran herbs and spices
To be fair=2C we don't know what kind of conditions Marc's keeping him in. =
:)
> we could do with words for "vinegar=2C" "herb" and "spice" as well as for=
salt).
You find them that difficult to work around? "Spice" would be well rendered=
by {tlhorghmoHwI'}=2C "vinegar" by {HIq wIb} or {taS wIb}=2C and "herb" by=
{por tlhorgh}. But of course=2C more specific contexts would give you more=
options.
QeS
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>ghItlhpu' Alex=2C jatlh:<br><spa=
n>>=3B Klingons clearly do not use condiments on their {tlhagh patat 'oQq=
ar naQHommey}.<br>>=3B But is there a word for the {tlhIl} that Terrans k=
nown as salt?<br><br>No. I find myself going straight for {qut na'} when it=
's necessary. Either that=2C or I'll simply use the verb: {SojwIj vIna'moH}=
"I put salt on my food".<br><br></span><span>>=3B (As a side note=2C Mal=
tz must surely have come across vinegar=2C too=2C by now=2C=2C as well<br>&=
gt=3B as various Terran herbs and spices<br><br>To be fair=2C we don't know=
what kind of conditions Marc's keeping him in. :)<br><br>>=3B we could d=
o with words for "vinegar=2C" "herb" and "spice" as well as for salt).<br><=
br>You find them that difficult to work around? "Spice" would be well rende=
red by {tlhorghmoHwI'}=2C "vinegar" by {HIq wIb} or {taS wIb}=2C and "herb"=
by {por tlhorgh}. But of course=2C more specific contexts would give you m=
ore options.<br><br>QeS<br></span> </div></body>
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