tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 15 07:11:34 2014
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Sey
> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 15, 2014
>
> Klingon word: Sey
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be excited
Cf. also {SeymoH} excite (v):
SeymoH QeH
Anger excites. TKW
KGT 165: Literally meaning "breathe", [{tlhuH}] is used in such expressions as {jItlhuH} ("I am exhilarated, it's exhilarating to me"; literally, "I breathe"). Perhaps a near equivalent in standard Klingon is {Sey} (be excited).
KGT 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}).
Similar words:
tlhuH be exhilarated, be stimulated, be invigorated (slang) (v)
bIt be nervous, uneasy
jotHa' be uneasy (v)
jot be calm (v)
jotchoH calm down (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
_______________________________________________
Tlhingan-hol mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.kli.org/mailman/listinfo/tlhingan-hol