tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Oct 01 07:46:09 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tungHa' (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, October 1, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: tungHa'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: encourage
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 71. Though one occasionally hears someone say {QoQ tIv} ("He/she
>enjoys [the] music") or {bom tIv} ("He/she enjoys the song"), music is not
>really considered something that causes pleasure. Among Klingons,
>pleasure is deemed quite unessential for one's well-being. More
>frequently, the appreciation of music is expressed in terms of something
>that music does to the listener rather than in terms of the listener's
>reaction. Thus, music is said to embolden ({jaqmoH}), excite ({SeymoH}),
>encourage ({tungHa'}), or to stimulate or inspire ({pIlmoH}).
There's also an idiom: {vIHtaH gho} "The hoop is moving":
"This expression means that an activity of finite (though perhaps
indeterminate) length has started. It is used to encourage somebody to make
a decision or to perform a process more quickly. (KGT p. 111)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons