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

[Bellerophon, modeler]

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am 12.05.2014 16:19, schrieb Steven Boozer:
>
>  KGT 85:  The same ideas are often expressed idiomatically.
>>
> > [...] {jejHa'} [dull] really means something like "de-sharpened").
>
> As a parallel, it might be interesting to know (maybe just a coincidence)
> that the german word for "hot, spicy" (referring to food) is literally the
> same meaning as "sharp" (describing knifes).
>
> So maybe Klingons enjoy eating spicy food?
>

It's also interesting how language helps form perception. Long ago, a
professor of German took me to task for describing spicy food as "heiß"
("hot"), instead of "würzig" ("spicy").(The word "scharf" didn't come up
then, though it would have been helpful as a cognate to "sharp" as in
cheese.)

It's difficult to shake off the way you perceive sensations due to the
language you are accustomed to using! But new language can also permit new
perceptions. Many English speakers now notice the flavor "umami."

vIttlhegh ghaj DoyIchlan Hol: <Zweite Sprache, zweite Seele.> Hol cha'DIch
ghojlu'DI' qa' cha'DIch ghajlu'.
~'eD

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