2014-05-11

Klingon Verbs Relating To Food and Drink

After the list of food implements, here is a basic list of food and food-related terms.

vutcook, prepare food
raghdecay, rot
raghmoHrot (cause to decay)
roghferment
roghmoHferment (cause to ferment)
jabserve food
wechserve fermented food at its peak
tebfill (a bowl, jug or container)
pIDcoat with herbed granulated cartilage
(the equivalent of coating it in breadcrumbs)
pubboil
'Imrender, boil fat
mIQdeep-fry
HaHdrench, soak, marinade, steep
tapmash, pound into pulp
Qevheat up food in a special sauce, stew
raQhandle, manipulate by hand
tujchoHmoHheat up, apply heat
bIrchoHmoHchill
taDbe frozen
taDmoHfreeze
tlhorghmoHspice up, make food pungent
Suqqa'prepare quD in a specific way
(literally, "get back")

Sopeat
tlhutlhdrink
'epslurp, gulp soup
chopbite
choptaHgnaw
(literally, "continue to bite")
noSnibble
roSlick
pe'cut
teyscrape
wItlhbreak off, tear off a piece

waHtaste, sample, try out
larghsmell, detect odours
mumtaste, sense flavours
Hotfeel, touch
He'smell, emit odour
He'So'stink

wejwa'flavour, taste (n)

tIvenjoy
muSloathe, detest
muSHa'love, adore
wIvchoose
Ho'admire
maSprefer
qaqpreferable, be preferable, better
le'special, exceptional
le'be'nonspecific, be nonspecific, unexceptional
Dajinteresting, be interesting
Dalboring, be boring

na'be brackish, salty
jeDbe thick, viscous, soupy
jeDHa'be thin, runny
ngalbe chewy
charbe slimy
vIlbe ridgy (like a Klingon forehead)
ghIHbe sloppy
tlherbe lumpy
na'ran rurbe sweet
(literally, "resembling a na'ran")
wIbbe sour, bitter
ghoQbe freshly killed (meat)
baQbe freshly picked (fruit, vegetables)
jejbe sharp (slang)
tlholbe raw, unprocessed
DeHbe ripe, overripe
nItbe pure, unsullied
vutlu'pu'boghbe cooked, processed
'eytasty, be tasty, delicious, appetising
'eyHa'be unappealing, unappetising
tlhorghbe hot, spicy, pungent
tlhorghHa'be bland
tujbe hot (have a high temperature)
bIrbe cold
le'be'be unexceptional
'upbe disgusting
qubbe rare

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