tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 22 13:39:25 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa' vatlh chorghmaH cha': rewbe' Qu'
> >> 'Iw HIq ngaSwI' poSmoH 'eSSIm 'ej tlhutlhchoH.
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>> qatlh ngaSwI'vaD bal Dapongbe'?
>
> I thought a bal was more of a jug. It's a bottle, too?
{bal} "jug, jar, bottle" (KGT):
KGT 98f.: A {bal} is any bottle or jug used to store liquid. Usually one will pour ({qang}) the drink directly from the {bal} into the {HIvje'}, but it is not considered uncivil to drink directly from the {bal}. Ale [{wornagh}] is often stored in a large vat ({qegh}) rather than in a {bal}.
KGT 97: a cook's ever-present supply of {chanDoq} (marinade) is kept in a large {bal}
The pre-KGT word *{ngaSwI'} "container" was used for bottle in the KCD novelization (p. 85f.):
The bartender nodded and before a moment passed he had returned
with three bottles. He sat them on the bar and pointed at each in
turn. "{ngaSwI' wej. HIvje'mey.}"
although {bIQ bal} "water jug" also appears in KCD itself.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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