tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 15 02:25:18 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qum (v)
> rule - surround - building/structure ?
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> Do you mean a city wall? Ancient cities usually had protective walls
> around
> them. If this is what you mean, we have [ yergho ] for that.
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> How about castle? But then how does "surround" fit into that?
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> DloraH
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Hm. In German, there's still a distinction between castle [Ger. Schloss](as
being kind of a rulers palace; more like a chalet) and castle [Ger. Burg]
(meaning more a "surrounded military facility", a.k.a. fortress). I wanted
to subsume the meanings of:
<place from where a ruler reigns>
<not a representational castle /
not remarkably comfortable (like a chalet)>
<facility with defense walls>
But as I already mentioned, I'll drop this "word" anyway, as it just does
not fit into Klingon, apperently.
A solution might still be {che'meH vaSvo'}, wouldn't it?
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