tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 18 04:45:03 2003
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Re: word for hurricane
ghItlh Russ Perry Jr <[email protected]>:
>I know we can't assume that there's a noun for every verb, but if there
>were, I suspect *{jev'a'} would be close.
Sure. But it's a verb, so that won't work.
{jev'a'} is lit. "does it storm?"
>If that worked, then perhaps ?{jevwI''a'}?
if that worked, yes.
>For all we know the word/phrase for hurricane may translate literally to
>"The wind that sweeps away 10,000 fools"... :-)
{qaStaHvIS wa'ram loSSaD qoH bI'laH jevbogh SuS}
"4,000 fools may be swept away in one night by a stormy wind"
Do I remember this proverb wrong? ;-)
Quvar.