[Tlhingan-hol] lung

[André Müller]

Maybe I'm primed by the Chinese depiction of a dragon which is more similar
to your first picture. I would call both creatures a {lung} or perhaps a
{lung'a'}. The pronunciation of the word for dragon is also the same in
Klingon and Chinese (at least in Mandarin), so that might fit.
On Jun 20, 2014 11:59 PM, "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 6/20/2014 5:20 PM, André Müller wrote:
>
>> I don't know how the snakey dragons you mentioned look like, perhaps
>> with claws and legs and maybe even wings, {lung} might be a better
>> term.
>>
>
> A little dragon-lore:
>
> Through most of human history, dragons were thought to resemble serpents
> (i.e., snake-like bodies), sometimes with wings or legs attached. Since the
> Middle Ages, they have slowly become more lizard-like. Modern artists often
> depict them as lizards with long necks and tails. <
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon#Morphology>
>
> Here's a picture of what I'm calling a {ghargh'a'}: <
> http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/090/1/c/
> Serpentine_Dragon_by_Hyliian.jpg>
>
> And here's a {lung'a'}: <http://api.ning.com/files/
> fTCVeEuYar0E07UzeMcvfq7DVNEC-RRLINhiSiGeblEfAW9VVEeRanacB28
> 70qQMakdoo-lQeWnIO*KJZjl0614LAVIVwBiq/purpledragon.jpg>
>
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