tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 26 07:56:26 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: por (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, December 23, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: por
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: leaf (of a plant)
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 93. Experienced cooks will {mIQ} ("fry") the {DIghna' por}
>("[digna] leaf"), though this is risky, since if the leaf is heated for
>too long, it will wilt.
"a thistle (a flower with dangerously sharp leaves) is a {naHjej}
(literally, 'sharp fruit')" (KGT 88)
"Often, however, there is no {Qenvob} [i.e. "ground-up, dried-up mixture
for brewing tea"]; the tea is made by simply picking thorns, leaves,
petals, or seeds off of a plant and immediately immersing them in the
water." (KGT 96)
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons