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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlhuH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Nov 11 10:43:32 2013
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:43:17 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 11, 2013
>
> Klingon word: tlhuH
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: breathe
jItlhuH
I breathe. KGT
Suvbe'chugh SuvwI' tlhuHbe' SuvwI'
If a warrior does not fight, he does not breathe. TKW
HQ12.4:8: Air, for example, comes into and out of the nose or mouth. The word for "breath" is {tlhuH}, and that for "breathe" is also {tlhuH}. To breathe in, or inhale, is {pur}; to breathe out, or exhale, is {rech}. To breathe noisily, or wheeze, is {jev}. ... To breathe even more noisily, or snore, is {wuD}.
Note the slang verb {tlhuH} "be exhilarated, be stimulated, be invigorated":
KGT 165: Literally meaning "breathe", this word is used in such expressions as {jItlhuH} ("I am exhilarated, it's exhilarating to me"; literally, "I breathe"). Perhaps a near equivalent in standard Klingon is {Sey} ("be excited").
Related verbs:
Hob yawn
ruq belch
tlhov wheeze
chuy sneeze
largh smell, sense odors
pIl be stimulated, be inspired, be motivated
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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