tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 30 09:19:27 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: yIv (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, November 28, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: yIv
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: annoy, bother, irk, irritate (slang)
This verb literally means "chew". In its slang sense, it is found
in such constructions as {choyIv} ("You bother me"--literally, "You
chew me") or {muyIv romuluS Ha'DIbaH} ("The Romulan dog irks me";
literally, "The Romulan animal chews me", where "Romulan animal" is
a derogatory way to refer to a Romulan). The subject of {yIv} can be
only a person or creature, not an inanimate object or a situation.
Thus, it is inappropriate to say something like {muyIv 'Iw HIq bIr}
("cold bloodwine chews me"). Standard ways to express the same idea
are {nuQ} ("annoy, bother") and {berghmoH} ("irritate"). [KGT 167]
>Homonyms:
> yIv (verb) - chew
DeSvetlh yIv
Chew that arm! PK
to'waQ yIyIv!
Chew ligament!
(idiom: "Take your time thinking about it!") [KGT 119]
to'waQ vIyIvtaH
I'm chewing ligament (i.e. "I'm in the process of taking my time
considering the matter"). KGT
to'waQ yIyIvQo'; DaH yIwuq!
Don't chew ligament; decide now! KGT
HoD QaQbe' ghaH; reH to'waQ yIv
He/she is not a good captain. KGT
Cf. also {chop} "bite", {ghup} "swallow", {noS} "nibble", {roS} "lick",
{Sop} "eat" and {waH} "taste".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons