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

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Nov 4 08:37:15 PST 2014


> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 03, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: tungHa'
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: encourage
> Source: TKD (110 KE, 130 EK)


KGT 71:  Though one occasionally hears someone say {QoQ tIv} (He/she enjoys [the] music) or {bom tIv} (He/she enjoys the song), music is not really considered something that causes pleasure. Among Klingons, pleasure is deemed quite unessential for one's well-being. More frequently, the appreciation of music is expressed in terms of something that music does to the listener rather than in terms of the listener's reaction. Thus, music is said to embolden ({jaqmoH}), excite ({SeymoH}), encourage ({tungHa'}), or to stimulate or inspire ({pIlmoH}).

KGT 111:  This expression [{vIHtaH gho} "The hoop is moving"] means that an activity of finite (though perhaps indeterminate) length has started. It is used to encourage somebody to make a decision or to perform a process more quickly

SEE ALSO:
tung  	discourage (v.)
num 		promote (v.)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons






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