tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 18 09:39:28 2003
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Re: word for hurricane
- From: Russ Perry Jr <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: word for hurricane
- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:38:56 -0500
"Lieven L. Litaer (Quvar)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
Yeah, I know. Hence the "if".
>> 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? ;-)
Heh, that's funny... I almost wrote 4,000 instead of 10,000 just to echo
that same proverb, but changed my mind at the last minute.
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