tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 26 01:47:35 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: na' (v)
- From: "Qor'etlh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: na' (v)
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 04:47:37 -0500
- Organization: the Klingon Language Institute
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*** Warning Pun Spoiler ***
Vopragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons ja':
> : Klingon word: na'
> : Part of Speech: verb
> : Definition: be salty, brackish
> : Additional Notes: KGT.
>
> As used in canon:
>
> "The word {Dargh} refers to the beverage only. If plants or
animal
> parts are dried and, if necessary, chopped up before being
steeped
> in boiling water to produce {Dargh}, this preparation is called
> {Qenvob}. Often, however, there is no {Qenvob}; the tea is made
by
> simply picking thorns, leaves, petals, or seeds off of a plant
and
> immediately immersing them in the water. Usually brackish water
> (bIQ na') is best." (KGT p.96)
>
> Note the pun with Na (natrium), the chemical symbol for sodium.
Salt is sodium
> chloride (NaCl).
There is also the pun {Dargh} as in a Tea: "Darjeeling Tea" is one of
the finest Indian blends.
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