tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 31 14:52:55 1996
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Re: Sound
In a message dated 96-05-31 06:42:13 EDT, voqHa'wI' wrote:
>>Does anyone know the translation of 'sound (n)'?
>>
>>Suggestion: QuymoHwI' (Quy=to hear)
>>(is moH allowed in a verb + wI' construction?)
>
>I think you are looking for <Quylu'wI'>, or "That which is heard".
ghunchu'wI' hasn't answered this one today (even though there was no KLBC in
the subject), so I thought I'd respond.
Ick. {Qoy} = "hear," not {Quy}.
Also, whenever we see a verb with {-wI'} on it, it is translated as "thing
which is," or "thing which does," etc. I think what you're trying to say is
equivalent to {Doch Qoylu'bogh}, "the thing which one hears," but I don't
think that {Qoylu'wI'} says that. This is a good example of the problem of
trying to use {-lu'} and {-wI'} together.
Maybe you should use the verb {chuS}, but in a different way. For example,
if you are trying to say "Make a sound," say {yIchuS} rather than {"sound"
yIchenmoH}. I don't know how you were trying to use the word, so I'm not
sure what sort of sentence you need.
SuStel
Hovjaj 96415.8