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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Sweets
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Wed Sep 3 11:30:25 2014
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From: Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 11:29:51 -0400
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On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> puq Soj - sweets
> We already have leng Soj from KGT, but "puq Soj" seems more appropriate for
> this show.
Is the word "sweets" culturally associated specifically with kids'
food in the UK? I too think first of a children's menu. If it were me,
I'd just call it {yuch} and be done with it.
> naHlet yuch - chocolate (covered) nuts
> naHHom yuch - chocolate (covered) raisins
I am more inclined to put the words in the other order. To me, {naHlet
yuch} is a kind of chocolate associated with nuts (my first impression
is actually Nutella). On the other hand, {yuch naHlet} is a nut,
perhaps made from or coated with chocolate. Getting fancier, {yuch yub
naHlet} seems likely to evoke the right idea.
Raisins aren't {naHHom} in my mind; that would be more like a berry.
{ghIrep QaD} might be a good way to refer to raisins.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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