tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 27 07:08:19 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Sorya' (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: Sorya'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: Sauria
{Sorya' HIq} Saurian brandy
Thus, the word {HIq} is translated in various ways in names of
different drinks, particularly, though not exclusively, those
of non-Klingon origin: {romuluS HIq} (Romulan ale), {'Iw HIq}
(bloodwine), {Sorya' HIq} (Saurian brandy). (KGT 94-95)
Sauria is apparently a planet in the Trek universe:
The syllable {ya'} seems to be used as if it were a suffix
meaning "place name". Thus, Ligon has sometimes been called
{lIghonya'} in addition to {lIghon}, Organia is both {'orghenya'}
and {'orghen}, and Cardassia is both {qarDaS} and {qarDaSya'}.
The {-ya'} cannot be added to all planet names, however.
(KGT 142)
I suspect that this name isn't normally shortened 1) because {Sorya'} is
already only two syllables long (the other examples were three syllables
with {-ya'}) and 2) because the short form *{Sor} means "tree" in
Klingon. (*{Sor HIq} = Saurian brandy or wood alcohol? <g>)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons