tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 15 07:36:03 1997
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Re: More New Words!
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: More New Words!
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 09:02:29 EST
Quoting Marc Okrand:
>{wagh} is "be expensive."
reH latlh qabDaq qul tuj law' Hoch tuj puS.
Okay; get out the red pencils and fix the entry in HolQeD 5:4. :-)
>{waH} means "try out, use (experimentally)" and it is also the word used
>for "taste" in the sense of trying out food to see if it's prepared
>properly or to find out if you like it.
ghaytan lI' mu'vam. "sushi" qelpu' ghomvam; Sojvetlh vIwaHqang.
I'm adding "sample" to this word's entry in my {mu'ghom mach}.
>Another verb, {mum}, means "taste" in the sense of "perceive flavor(s)."
Mmm. :-)
>(If you're not a Klingon but plan on tasting gagh, by the way, I suggest
>you find a good restaurant and stick to {qagh wagh} "expensive gagh.")
qabnISbe'ba' waghtaHghach. (chaq HeghlI' qagh qutlh.)
Ah, being expensive doesn't necessarily have a bad connotation. In
this case, it seems to be considered a sign of quality.
* * *
And I thought I had put the "finishing touches" on my printed pocket
dictionary yesterday afternoon. I'm definitely going to have to give
up the fantasy of ever having a neatly-printed up-to-date word list!
-- ghunchu'wI'