tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 13 09:03:27 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bel
> Klingon word: bel
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: pleasure
Used in canon:
'utbe' bel
Pleasure is nonessential. TKW
lenglIj lutebjaj lengwIjvaD bel rap, Sov [rap, ngoQ rap je] Danobpu'bogh
May your journey be filled with the same joy, wisdom, and purpose you have given mine. (Frasier)
There is an homophonous verb {bel} "be pleased":
qabelmoH'a'
Do I please you? PK
chobelHa'moH, DI'qar.
You disappoint me, D'Kar.
(lit. "You displease me, D'Kar.) (STConst p.259)
Cultural notes:
"Among Klingons, pleasure is deemed quite unessential for one's well-being." (KGT 71)
Related words:
Quch be happy
yon be satisfied
Note the "marked" nonce words mentioned in HolQeD 3.3:
belghach "pleasureness"
belpu'ghach "having been pleased"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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