tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 09 13:35:32 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Dol
>> Klingon word: Dol
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: entity[, whole]
Lieven:
> Wasn't there a mistranslation here by MO, when looking up the noun?
> I think the original meaning had to be "entity", as in "living entity",
> while the "whole"-meaning referred to "entirety".
> Anyone confirming?
Possibly. Although we do have other nouns which could translate "(living) entity" -- although none are so glossed. E.g. {Dep} "being", {yagh} "organism".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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