tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 10 12:38:20 2002
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Re: Klingon WOTD: yIv (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, October 10, 2002.
>
>Klingon word: yIv
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: annoy, bother, irk, irritate
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT. (slang). See also {nuQ}.
This verb literally means "chew". In its slang sense, it is found in
such constructions as {choyIv} ("You bother me"--literally, "You chew
me") or {muyIv romuluS Ha'DIbaH} ("The Romulan dog irks me";
literally, "The Romulan animal chews me," where "Romulan animal" is a
derogatory way to refer to a Romulan). The subject of {yIv} can be
only a person or creature, not an inanimate object or a situation. Thus,
it is inappropriate to say something like {muyIv 'Iw HIq bIr} ("cold
bloodwine chews me"). Standard ways to express the same idea are {nuQ}
("annoy, bother") and {berghmoH} ("irritate"). (KGT 167)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons