tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 06 16:05:22 1997
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RE: Word Origin Speculation II
- From: "Kenneth Traft" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Word Origin Speculation II
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 97 00:00:03 UT
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From: [email protected] on behalf of eric d. zay
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 1997 11:56 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Word Origin Speculation II
> languages. I personally think the word for "beautiful" fits, in a
twisted
> way, into this category (A terran might say "ick" or "icky" to describe
> something which may seem "beautiful" to a klingon).
I don't understand your comment on <<'IH>> or <<mul>>. Both observations seem
quite sound. He seems definitely drawn to "sounds", <<tlhutlh>> -- drinking
type of sound, <<HIq>> for acohol, <<yIH>> for tribble.