[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Doq 'ej wovbe'

[ghunchu'wI' 'utlh]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Gaerfindel <gaerfindel at hotmail.com> wrote:
> <<Doq 'ej Hurgh>> Hurgh law', <<Doq 'ej wovbe'>> Hurgh puS.

teHba'be'. wovbe' Doch qIj, 'ej qIjnISbe' Doch Hurgh, qar'a'? vaj
wovbe'wI' wa'DIch Hurgh law' HurghwI' cha'DIch Hurgh puS.

There is no single "better" way to express the general idea of brown
in Klingon. Klingon simply has no word for that particular color.
Every attempt to say it will necessarily be a description rather than
a translation, and not everyone will have the same opinion on how to
describe a "pure" brown. My opinion is that it's essentially orange
with the brightness turned down, but how it really appears to the eye
will depend on surrounding colors and shadows.

-- ghunchu'wI'