tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 18 09:48:49 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qev (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, December 15, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: Qev
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: stew
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 93. Some dishes are prepared by heating meat in a liquid
>consisting of the animal's blood along with some choice condiments. To
>prepare food in this way is to {Qev} it. Livers of [bokrats] are
>typically prepared in this manner. Though the dish is heated, in order to
>properly make {boqrat chej Qevlu'pu'bogh} ("stewed [bokrat] liver";
>literally, "[bokrat] liver that has been stewed"), the livers should be
>from an animal that was killed only minutes before. The difference in
>flavor between fresh and nearly stale livers is most noticeable.
Related verbs:
{vut} "cook, prepare food"
Related nouns:
{tlhIq} stew; {chatlh} soup (thick)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons