tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 13 08:08:43 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tlhuH (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, February 9, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: tlhuH
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be exhilarated, stimulated, invigorated
Note: this is a slang term:
Literally meaning "breathe", this word is used in such expressions
as {jItlhuH} ("I am exhilarated, it's exhilarating to me"; literally,
"I breathe"). Perhaps a near equivalent in standard Klingon is {Sey}
("be excited"). (KGT 165)
Cultural note:
Klingons have always considered it truly invigorating to face danger.
As commander Kruge said to Captain Kirk while the Genesis planet on
which they were stranded was quickly falling apart, "Exhilarating,
isn't it?" (TKW 73; ST3)
>Synonyms: pIl
{pIl} "be stimulated, be inspired, be motivated" is the non-slang equivalent.
Cf. {pIlmoH} "stimulate, inspire, motivate":
Though one occasionally hears someone say {QoQ tIv} ("He/she enjoys
[the] music") or {bom tIv} ("He/she enjoys the song"), music is not
really considered something that causes pleasure. Among Klingons,
pleasure is deemed quite unessential for one's well-being. More
frequently, the appreciation of music is expressed in terms of
something that music does to the listener rather than in terms of
the listener's reaction. Thus, music is said to embolden ({jaqmoH}),
excite ({SeymoH}), encourage ({tungHa'}), or to stimulate or inspire
({pIlmoH}). (KGT 71)]
>Homonyms:
> tlhuH (verb) - breathe
> tlhuH (noun) - breath
Air, for example, comes into and out of the nose or mouth. The word
for "breath" is {tlhuH}, and that for "breathe" is also {tlhuH}. To
breathe in, or "inhale", is {pur}; to breathe out, or "exhale", is
{rech}. To breathe noisily, or "wheeze", is {jev}. ... To breathe
even more noisily, or "snore", is {wuD}. [HolQeD 12.4:8]
As used in canon:
Suvbe'chugh SuvwI' tlhuHbe' SuvwI'
If a warrior does not fight, he does not breathe. TKW
jItlhuH
I breathe. KGT
Cf. also {Hob} "yawn", {ruq} "belch", {tlhov} "wheeze" and {chuy} "sneeze".
The difference between {jev} and {tlhov} for "wheeze" is unknown. (Since
{jev} is also a weather verb meaning "storm" it's possible that it's used
more for the sound a wheezing person makes while {tlhov} may be somewhat
more medical, referring more to the physiological act of wheezing.)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons