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Re: na'ran rur [Re: Klingon WOTD: na' (verb)]

David Trimboli ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

I wrote:
> The passage on page 85 of KGT says, "The closest equivalent to 'sweet' 
> is probably {na'ran rur} ('resembles a /naran,/' a fruit whose juice is 
> sometimes added to sauces as a contrast to the other flavors.)" Nowhere 
> does the phrase ever talking about HOW something resembles a /naran/. 
> This suggests that the phrase {na'ran rur} automatically means "tastes 
> sweet."

Or, at least, it is the closest you can possibly get to "tastes sweet," 
according to Maltz.

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David Trimboli
http://www.trimboli.name/

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