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

Bellerophon, modeler ([email protected]) 

<div dir="ltr"><div>Words relating to measurement (and counting, which is related) are of interest to me with my background in engineering and scale modeling. Not to step on Voragh&#39;s bootspike, here are some more.</div>
<div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra">chaDvay’<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>radio frequency, Hertz (unit of frequency) (presumably equal to lup^-1) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">
cheb<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>unit of weight (or mass?), about 5 lb or 2.25 kg (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">cheb’a’<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>9 cheb = about 45 lb or 20.25 kg (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">DarSeq<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>darsek (unit of currency) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">DeQ<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>credit (unit of currency) (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">DIS<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>year (Klingon) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">Hogh<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>week (Klingon) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">
jaj<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>day (from dawn to dawn) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">jar<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>month (Klingon) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">loghqam<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>unit of length, about 1.25 light years (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">lup<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>second (of time) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">mI’<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>number (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">pIq<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>time period from now (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">poH<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>period of time (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">qav’ap<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>value, amount (of money) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">
qelI’qam<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>kellicam (unit of length), about 2 km (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">rep<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>hour (Klingon unit of time, presumably) (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">tup<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>minute (of time) (Klingon unit of time, presumably) (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">ret<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>time period ago (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">tlhaq<span style="white-space:pre">		</span>chronometer, clock</div><div class="gmail_extra">tlho’ren<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>unit of volume, about 1 quart or 1 liter (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">’uj<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>unit of length, about 13.75&quot; or 35 cm (n)</div><div class="gmail_extra">’uj’a’<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>9 uj = about 10&#39;4&quot; or 315 cm (n)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">mach<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>be small (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">ngaj<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be short (in duration) (v)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">nI’<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be long, be lengthy (duration) (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">poH <span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>time (presumably meaning to measure duration, as with a stopwatch) (v)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">run<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be short (in stature) (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">tIn<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be big (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">
tIq<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be long, be lengthy (of an object) (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">tIS<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be light (weight) (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">
togh<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>count (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">woch<span class="" style="white-space:pre">	</span>be tall (v)</div><div class="gmail_extra">’ugh<span class="" style="white-space:pre">		</span>be heavy (v)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div>We know a lot of Klingon words relating to measurement, but the only one for a measuring device I could think of is {tlhaq}. Perhaps equivalents to ruler or yardstick are ?{&#39;uj naQ} and ?{&#39;uj&#39;a&#39; naQ}. I believe a measurement device in general would be called {juvmeH jan}.</div>
<div><br></div><div>~&#39;eD</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Steven Boozer <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]"; target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">&gt; Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, May 05, 2014<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Klingon word: juv<br>
&gt; Part of speech: verb<br>
&gt; Definition: measure<br>
<br>
st.k (10/22/97):  refers to the action of somebody who is taking a measurement<br>
<br>
FYI the &quot;measurement verbs&quot;:<br>
<br>
juch            have a width of (v)<br>
Saw&#39;            have a depth of (v)<br>
&#39;ab             have a length of (v)<br>
&#39;aD             have a length of (v)<br>
muq             have a volume of (v)<br>
ngI&#39;            have a weight of, weigh (v)<br>
<br>
<br>
  naQjej vIjuv<br>
  I measure the spear (st.k)<br>
<br>
vs.<br>
<br>
  wej &#39;uj &#39;ab naQjej<br>
  the spear has a length of three *uj*<br>
  the spear measures three *uj*<br>
  the spear is three *uj* long  (st.k)<br>
<br>
Is there any measuring in the paq&#39;batlh?<br>
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--<br>
Voragh<br>
Ca&#39;Non Master of the Klingons<br></blockquote></div><div><br></div>-- <br>My modeling blog:          <a href="http://bellerophon-modeler.blogspot.com/"; target="_blank">http://bellerophon-modeler.blogspot.com/</a><br>
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