tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 05 16:40:39 1996

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Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]

>>lojmIt_pIp (<door-spine>.  <nail> vItu'laHbe') -Daq  DIng pagh SIH lojmIt.
>
>I always interpreted "pIp" as "spine" in the sense of the body-part, the
>body part that consists of small bones that go up your back (and possibly
>Klingon backs as well), and not in the sense of sharp spike.  But I have no
>evidence for that, so don't trust it too much.
>
>Those one-word glosses are such a chore.
>
>~mark

I always assumed it was sort of a homophone (? correct word) pair.  I assume
the word means *both* kinds of spines and context tells you which one.

tevram

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