[Tlhingan-hol] 'atlhqam [was: Klingon WOTD: butlh (noun)]

[Steven Boozer]

Hmm... so used broadly for any type of (alien?) fungus.  I might have chosen just *{'atlh} as a general word for fungus, mildew, etc. 

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felix Malmenbeck [mailto:felixm at kth.se]
> 
> Sorry for breaking the one month rule a bit, but I'd like to point out
> that the word 'atlhqam is used on the EuroTalk DVD, apparently as an
> approximation to describe either:
> 
> 1) mushrooms in general
> 2) food mushrooms in general
> 3) "the common mushroom", Agaricus bisporus -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus
> 
> One could perhaps see which of these is more likely by checking
> translations in other languages, or perhaps qe'San could shine some
> light on the matter.
> 
> //loghaD
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Steven Boozer [sboozer at uchicago.edu]
> 
> naHQun:
> > WRT {'atlhqam} I believe you may be confusing the pun with the
> > definition.  It's "type of fungus", no mention of feet.
> 
> Animal feet are mentioned:
> 
> KGT 92:  One way to bring fermentation about is to mix the food with a
> fungus (known as {'atlhqam}) usually scraped off the bottom of certain
> animals' feet, though it also grows on trees.
> 
> 
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>