tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 26 07:27:34 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qal
> Klingon word: Qal
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: swim
naDev jIQal vIneH; Qobbe''a' bIQ?
Is it safe to swim here? (TNK)
"One of the brand new Klingon words [from TalkNow! Klingon] is the one for swimming as in the phrase 'Is it safe to swim here?' Klingons don't like water as, for them, it's a sign of weakness; they also love danger. So this one may come as a surprise to them!" says Marc [Okrand]." [qe'San]
TKW 35: The negative associations with water might also be seen when Worf remarked to Counselor Deanna Troi, "Swimming is too much like bathing."
KGT 91: The verb {HaH} [...] is now often used in the more general sense of "soak, drench". It is frequently heard in the reflexive form ({HaH'egh} "soak oneself") in reference to such activities as drinking a great deal, which has positive connotations, and bathing, an occasional undertaking with negative connotations.
A {lotlhmoq} is "a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim" (cf. HQ 10.4).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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