tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Dec 11 19:39:42 1994
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Re: Hech
On Sun, 11 Dec 1994 [email protected] wrote:
> >*TKD*Daq //mojaQ// Hech *suffix* 'ach *TKD*Daq *suffix* Hech //mojaq//.
> >lughtaH //mojaQ// //mojaq// ghap. lughtaH nuq?
>
> If you find difficulty expressing, "X means Y," then I would suggest such
> solutions as with {'oS}, {yajmoH}, {ja'}, {Del}, and even several others. But
> do not expect tlhIngan Hol to have an all-purpose word indicating "meaning"
> of a word, because it is not to be found. It is best recasted.
teH mu'meylIj DaH 'e' vIyaj. mu'tlheghmeyvetlh vIghItlhtaHvIS, DIch
vIghojbe'pu'. *TKD*Daq //'oS// //Del// ghap vIleghbe'pu'. jIQaghpu'.
[...]
> Anyways, since this post was about the word {mojaq}, I'll voice my own
> opinion on how that goes and see just what comes of it with the rest of you.
> On the K-E side, it is {mojaq}. On the E-K side, it is {mojaQ}. So how are we
> to know which it is? Well, the word for "prefix" is {moHaq} on both sides and
> I'd just like the symmetry that would exist between these two words if it
> were {mojaq}. {mojaq} & {moHaq}. Nice symmetry. I know that's a huge
> assumption and I could be way out in left field, like I am usually anyways,
> so I'm just waiting for God's final word on how this should be.
i can agree with your thoughts here. unfortunately i think i've only
seen {mojaQ} used here. unless anyone has canonical evidence that one or
another is a typo, i think we're stuck with two Klingon words for "suffix".
> -=-G-=-
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