tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 08 11:52:37 2011
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - Shopping
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 18:08, Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Philip:
>>But what is cha''etlh? Is it a new word? If so, what does it mean?
>>cha' 'etlh are two blades... is there a space missing? Is {cha''etlh}
>>{cha' 'etlh}, just smooshed together? Or something else?
>
> Qov:
>> I can't imagine it being any more than cha' + 'etlh. It's notable
>> for being a number-noun and not a noun-noun, but other than that
>> "two-blade cutter" is too obvious to be avoided.
>
> Felix:
>> I get the feeling the space in cha''etlh was left out on purpose, but
>> that's just a hunch.
>> If it is meant to be that way, and there really is such a root word,
>> it may indicate that there are similar tools/weapons on Qo'noS, and
>> not just something they made up for the EuroTalk DVD.
>
> We've seen numbers used as morphemes in compound nouns before: {loSpev} "quadrotriticale" and {cha'puj} "dilithium". Also note the time words {wa'Hu'} "yesterday", {cha'Hu'} "two days ago", {wa'leS} "tomorrow", {cha'leS} "day after tomorrow, two days from now", etc.
Good points - thank you!
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <[email protected]>
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