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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: quHvaj

De'vID jonpIn ([email protected]) 

<p><br>
loghaD:<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; *I believe this is the canonical way of putting it, although one could certainly make the argument that it should be classed as an error. tuQHa&#39;[choH] would make a lot more sense.</p>
<p>De&#39;vID:<br>
&gt; &gt; qatlh (*)&#39;e&#39; DaHar?  {tuQmoHHa&#39;} lo&#39;bogh ghantoH chovnatlh wIghaj&#39;a&#39;?  {mIvwIj vItuQHa&#39;choH} &#39;e&#39; vImaS.</p>
<p>loghaD:<br>
&gt; vImaS jIH je &#39;ach chovnatlhvam tu&#39;lu&#39;:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href="http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1996-04-kcd.txt&amp;get=source";>http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1996-04-kcd.txt&amp;get=source</a></p>
<p>pa&#39; {tuQmoHHa&#39;} qelbogh De&#39;&#39;e&#39; vISambe&#39;.  ghaytan De&#39;vam Danob &#39;e&#39; DaHech:<br>
<a href="http://klingonska.org/canon/1993-12-holqed-02-4.txt";>http://klingonska.org/canon/1993-12-holqed-02-4.txt</a></p>
<p>loghaD:<br>
&gt; &gt; {qogh} &quot;ear,&quot; of course is homophonous with {qogh}, &quot;belt.&quot; When used<br>
&gt; &gt; in context, there is seldom confusion; less so when the plural is used<br>
&gt; &gt; ({qoghDu&#39;} can only be &quot;ears&quot; while {qoghmey} generally means &quot;belts&quot;).<br>
&gt; &gt; This homophony explains why the Klingon slang expression {qogh<br>
&gt; &gt; tuQmoHHa&#39;}, literally &quot;take off one&#39;s belt&quot; is used to mean &quot;to not hear,&quot;<br>
&gt; &gt; for example, {qogh vItuQmoHHa&#39;pu&#39;} &quot;I&#39;ve taken off my belt; your secret<br>
&gt; &gt; is safe with me.&quot; [[p.18]]<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hujqu&#39;. ghaytan Qagh Marc.<br>
&gt; vay&#39; vItuQmoHHa&#39;chugh pagh vItuQHa&#39;moHchugh pagh tuQ nuvvam.</p>
<p>Daj.</p>
<p>tlhIngan Hol mu&#39;ghomDaq mu&#39;meyvam lutu&#39;lu&#39;:<br>
tuQ - v. wear (clothes)<br>
tuQHa&#39;moH - v. undress<br>
tuQmoH - v. put on (clothes)</p>
<p>chaq {lo&#39;laH} rur {tuQmoH}.  mojaq ghajbogh wot&#39;e&#39; rurlaw&#39; neH mu&#39;meyvam, &#39;ach rurchu&#39;be&#39;.  chaq wotna&#39; &#39;oH {tuQmoH}&#39;e&#39; &#39;ej &quot;put on (clothes)&quot; &#39;oS, vaj &quot;take off (clothes)&quot; &#39;oS {tuQmoHHa&#39;}.  </p>

<p>HIp vItuQ - I wear a uniform<br>
HIp vItuQmoH - I put on a uniform (from {tuQmoH})<br>
jIHvaD HIp vItuQmoH - I put on a uniform (from {tuQ} + {-moH})</p>
<p>chaq bI&#39;reS wotna&#39; &#39;oHbe&#39; {tuQmoH}&#39;e&#39;, mojaq ghajbogh wot&#39;e&#39; &#39;oH neH.  &#39;ach reH lulo&#39;mo&#39; tlhInganpu&#39;, wotna&#39; moj.</p>
<p>jIHvaD HIp vItuQHa&#39;moH - I remove my uniform (from {tuQ} + {-Ha&#39;} + {-moH}, {HIp} is the object of {tuQ})<br>
jItuQHa&#39;moH - I undress (from {tuQHa&#39;moH}, which has no object)<br>
ghaHvaD HIp vItuQmoH - I put a uniform on him, I dress him in a uniform (from {tuQ} + {-moH} *or* from {tuQmoH})<br>
ghaHvaD HIp vItuQHa&#39;moH - I remove his uniform (from {tuQ} + {-Ha&#39;} + {-moH}; maybe also from {tuQHa&#39;moH}?)<br>
HIp vItuQmoHHa&#39; - I remove my uniform, I take off my uniform (from {tuQmoH} + {-Ha&#39;})</p>
<p>vaj {qogh vItuQmoHHa&#39;pu&#39;} ghItlhlu&#39;DI&#39; Qaghlu&#39;be&#39;.</p>
<p>--<br>
De&#39;vID</p>

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