[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: vIno'va' qurgh

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, May 19, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: vIno'va' qurgh
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: finova bean(s)
> Source: KCD

KCD:  If not cleaned properly, the *finova* bean can be deadly. Commander Klevis was forced to kill his cook after a badly-prepared batch of *finova* killed both his gunner and first officer.

KGT 89:  Any part of any plant that is eaten may be termed {naH}, usually translated "fruit" or "vegetable". Any nut (a fruit with a hard shell) is called a {naHlet} (literally, "hard fruit"), a thistle (a flower with dangerously sharp leaves) is a {naHjej} (literally, "sharp fruit"), a bean (which, in this case, may mean the pod or the seed or seeds in it or both) is a {qurgh}, and a root or tuber is a {'oQqar}. Otherwise there are no known generic names for different types of {naH} (though there are terms for specific plants and parts of a plant). A plant's sap or juice is called {vIychorgh}. The outer covering of a fruit or vegetable ({yub} "husk, rind, peel") is always consumed, except in the case of the {naHlet yub} ("nut shell")...

KCD mentions that you can add {-mey} to make it clear that you're talking about more than one bean.

SEE ALSO:
tI 			vegetation (n)
Sor 			tree (n)
lav  			shrub (n)
por  			leaf (of a plant) (n)

poch 			plant (v)
yob 			harvest (v)


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