Assuming that Cardassians can actually see it, what is the Kardasi for 'ultraviolet', as in the colour? Also the word 'modesty' is lacking in the dictionary, wouldn't they have a word for that concept? Also, 'blue' isn't in the dictionary. If blue were, say, as significant to them as it is to Bower Birds, what word would that be?
So I went and did a little reading about the science behind ultraviolet light, because that’s how I roll. While humans as a rule can’t see ultraviolet light, people with a condition called aphakia, where they’re missing the lens of their eye, actually can. The colour ultraviolet is described by them as “whitish blue” or “whitish violet.”
Since your Cardassians favour the colour blue (which I haven’t got ‘round to adding to the dictionary yet but is maract), let’s go with the “whitish blue,” description as to how they’d describe it.
GarImaract (gah-rye-mah-rahsht–that’s a capital i and not an L, damn this sans-serif font), then. The literal meaning is “bright (as in bright light) blue,” since it would probably be a much more intense colour to them than most “normal” blues.
“Modesty” would probably be jiknu’pe (zheek-nuh’pay), in the sense that you’re deliberately concealing yourself. Presumably there are multiple nuances involved, though; Garak does talk about hiding himself in plain sight in A Stitch In Time fairly often, so that could be an additional layer. A simple (in the sense of modest) tailor indeed….
