tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 20 09:08:10 1998
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Re: Wench?
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Wench?
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 11:03:17 -0600 (CST)
: I wonder what the Klingon word is for wench. It is used in the 'Kahless'
: book.
:
: qelayn
According to Merriam-Webster's CollegiateŽ Dictionary:
wench n [ME wenche, short for wenchel child, fr. OE wencel;
akin to OHG wankon to totter, waver and prob. to OHG
winchan to stagger--more at wink] (14c) 1 a: a young woman: girl
b: a female servant 2: a lewd woman: prostitute
1a. {be'Hom}
1b. {toy'wI' be'/be' toy'wI'}, {toy'bogh be'}, {toy'meH be'}? -- assuming
Klingons would
even bother to distinguish between male and female *kuve* (servants/slaves)
2. ??
I'd just use {be'}. With the proper intonation and context, it should be
clear what the speaker's attitude toward her is.
Voragh