[98622] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlhorghHa'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bellerophon, modeler)
Mon May 12 13:37:01 2014
In-Reply-To: <5370DA4E.3060205@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:36:40 -0400
From: "Bellerophon, modeler" <bellerophon.modeler@gmail.com>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Lieven <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
> 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 th=
e
> same meaning as "sharp" (describing knifes).
>
> So maybe Klingons enjoy eating spicy food?
>
It's also interesting how language helps form perception. Long ago, a
professor of German took me to task for describing spicy food as "hei=C3=9F=
"
("hot"), instead of "w=C3=BCrzig" ("spicy").(The word "scharf" didn't come =
up
then, though it would have been helpful as a cognate to "sharp" as in
cheese.)
It's difficult to shake off the way you perceive sensations due to the
language you are accustomed to using! But new language can also permit new
perceptions. Many English speakers now notice the flavor "umami."
vIttlhegh ghaj DoyIchlan Hol: <Zweite Sprache, zweite Seele.> Hol cha'DIch
ghojlu'DI' qa' cha'DIch ghajlu'.
~'eD
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Lieven <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"=
mailto:levinius@gmx.de" target=3D"_blank">levinius@gmx.de</a>></span> wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style=
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Am 12.05.2014 16:19, schrieb Steven Boozer:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">
KGT 85: =C2=A0The same ideas are often expressed idiomatically.<br>
</blockquote>
> [...] {jejHa'} [dull] really means something like "de-sharpen=
ed").<br>
<br>
As a parallel, it might be interesting to know (maybe just a coincidence) t=
hat the german word for "hot, spicy" (referring to food) is liter=
ally the same meaning as "sharp" (describing knifes).<br>
<br>
So maybe Klingons enjoy eating spicy food?<span class=3D""><font color=3D"#=
888888"><br></font></span></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div>It'=
s also interesting how language helps form perception. Long ago, a professo=
r of German took me to task for describing spicy food as "hei=C3=9F&qu=
ot; ("hot"), instead of "w=C3=BCrzig" ("spicy"=
;).(The word "scharf" didn't come up then, though it would ha=
ve been helpful as a cognate to "sharp" as in cheese.)<div>
<br></div><div>It's difficult to shake off the way you perceive sensati=
ons due to the language you are accustomed to using! But new language can a=
lso permit new perceptions. Many English speakers now notice the flavor &qu=
ot;umami."=C2=A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>vIttlhegh ghaj DoyIchlan Hol: <Zweite Sprache, zweit=
e Seele.> Hol cha'DIch ghojlu'DI' qa' cha'DIch ghajl=
u'.</div><div><div><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;color:rgb(84,84,84);=
font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:24.919998168945313px">~'eD</sp=
an></div>
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