tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 18 12:57:08 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: noS (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, January 16, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: noS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: eat in small mouthfuls, nibble
Indeed, if one eats too neatly or if one does not eat with
gusto, it will probably be assumed that one is not enjoying
the food. (The verb {noS} ["eat in small mouthfuls, nibble"],
unless applied to small animals or very young children, is
always used derogatorily.) (KGT 100)
Related verbs include {chop} bite, {ghup} swallow, {je'} feed, {roS} lick,
{Sop} eat, {yIv} chew, {'ep} "consume soup".
Cf. also {ghung} "be hungry", {natlh} "consume", {mum} "taste, sense
flavors", and {waH} "taste, try out (food)".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons