tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 08 17:37:56 2003
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Re: pale
naHQun asks:
>Is there a way to say <pale> in Klingon?
>(As in skin pigmentation)
Not explicitly WRT skin color AFAIK. But see the discussion on colors and
the use of {Hurgh} and {wov} in KGT (p. 82):
Phrases containing the words {wov} ("light, bright") or {Hurgh} ("dark")
further refine the description of the color. Thus, {SuD 'ej wov} means
"(it) is {SuD} and light," a way to refer to a yellowish tinge; {SuD 'ach
wov} ("SuD but light") is also heard. If more specificity is necessary,
the item in question is generally compared to something else that
typically has a particular color. For example, {Doq 'ej beqpuj rur} means
"(it) is {Doq} and resembles bekpuj," a common mineral that is bright
orange. Note that with the basic terms, the verbs, or verbs plus the
emphatic {-qu'}, may be used adjectivally and modify preceding nouns:
{bIQ SuD} ("blue/green/yellow water"), {HIq Doqqu'} ("red liquor"--probably
blood-wine). This adjectival construction is not possible with the lengthier
formations, however. To describe yellow tea ({Dargh}, "tea"), one must say
{SuD Dargh 'ej wov} ("The tea is {SuD} and light") or {SuDbogh Dargh 'ej
wovbogh} ("The tea that is {SuD} and light").
Thus, to say "my beloved's skin is pale and milky-white" you could say, for
example:
chIS 'ej wov bangwI' DIr; nIm rur
my beloved's skin is white and light; it resembles milk
... assuming, of course, that Klingon milk is usually white. <g>
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons