[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: He'

[Chelsea Knauf]

"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

{'roS' wIpong, 'ej pong pIm wIpongchugh, pIw 'ey He''e' taH}.

Newbie try.  Hopefully somewhere close to correct.

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> > Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, December 04, 2014
> >
> > Klingon word: He'
> > Part of speech: verb
> > Definition: smell, emit odor
>
> KGT 86:  The verb meaning smell - that is, sense odors - is {largh}. The
> word for emit a smell is {He'}. This does not necessarily imply a bad
> smell. Odors are not considered "good" or "bad"; they are just odors. There
> may be a subjective evaluation of the source of the odor, however. It is a
> compliment to suggest that someone smells like *rokeg* blood pie not
> because the smell itself is good, but rather because the food carries with
> it positive associations. On the other hand, it is most insulting to say
> that someone smells like rotting *forshak*.)
>
> TREK TRIVIA:
>
> "I just wish we could cloak the stench!" (McCoy, commenting on the
> captured Bird-of-Prey Bounty. ST4)
>
> B'Ellana burned some Klingon incense in her quarters.   Janeway replies,
> "Interesting fragrance. I'm surprised it hasn't set off the environmental
> alarms." (VOY "Nothing Human")
>
> SEE ALSO:
>
> He'So'          stink (v)
> pIw                     odor (n)
> noSvagh                 deodorant (n)
>
>
> TRANSLATION CHALLENGE FOR THE LIST:
>
> "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
>  (Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"; quoted in TOS "By Any Other Name")
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
>
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