[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qal

[lojmIt tI'wI'nuv]

I see a new Klingon insult coming:

QalDI' SoSlI', Quch.

pItlh
lojmIt tI'wI'nuv



On Apr 26, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:

>> Klingon word:   Qal
>> Part of speech: verb
>> Definition:     swim
> 
> naDev jIQal vIneH; Qobbe''a' bIQ? 
> Is it safe to swim here? (TNK)
> 
> "One of the brand new Klingon words [from TalkNow! Klingon] is the one for swimming as in the phrase 'Is it safe to swim here?' Klingons don't like water as, for them, it's a sign of weakness; they also love danger. So this one may come as a surprise to them!" says Marc [Okrand]."   [qe'San]
> 
> TKW 35:  The negative associations with water might also be seen when Worf remarked to Counselor Deanna Troi, "Swimming is too much like bathing."
> 
> KGT 91:  The verb {HaH} [...] is now often used in the more general sense of "soak, drench". It is frequently heard in the reflexive form ({HaH'egh} "soak oneself") in reference to such activities as drinking a great deal, which has positive connotations, and bathing, an occasional undertaking with negative connotations. 
> 
> A {lotlhmoq} is "a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim" (cf. HQ 10.4).
> 
> 
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
> 
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