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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlhorghHa'

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Mon May 12 10:27:45 2014

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 16:27:26 +0200
From: Lieven <levinius@gmx.de>
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Am 12.05.2014 16:19, schrieb Steven Boozer:

> KGT 85:  The same ideas are often expressed idiomatically.
 > [...] {jejHa'} [dull] really means something like "de-sharpened").

As a parallel, it might be interesting to know (maybe just a 
coincidence) that the german word for "hot, spicy" (referring to food) 
is literally the same meaning as "sharp" (describing knifes).

So maybe Klingons enjoy eating spicy food?

-- 
Lieven L. Litaer
aka Quvar valer 'utlh
http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher

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