tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 05 17:46:39 1996
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Some more about {-ghach}
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- Subject: Some more about {-ghach}
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 20:46:05 -0500
I happen to be one of those who disapproves of overuse of {-ghach}. While it
is difficult to interpret TKD 4.2.9, I believe that {-ghach} should only be
used to restore the "nounness" of a word which is both a noun and a verb, and
which has had a verb suffix added onto it. Thus, one could use
{choHHa'ghach} "restoration", but not {~'IptaHghach} "fatness." For whoever
may be interested, I have collected all the words in TKD which are both nouns
and verbs, and thus qualify for use with {-ghach} (that is, according to this
interpretation). This is the full list of words which can take {-ghach}.
As you can see from the list below, there are quite a few words which can be
used. Some of the constructions possible with {-ghach} lead to many
interesting and difficult-to-grasp meanings. I am also not certain about all
of these words; some nouns and verbs may not be related to each other as I
think. These are marked by a *. Be aware that I haven't gone over this too
thoroughly; I whipped it together while standing outside the library in
freezing weather, waiting for it to open so I'd have somewhere warm to wait
for an hour!
bach HoS pegh Seng
bel Hub per Sov
bep* jech pIch ta'
bIj jIH* poH tob
boQ jol pong toD
chav joS potlh tuj
cho' laj pum tlhab
chuv* lam* qaD tlhIl
Daw' leH qeq tlho'
DuH leng qeS tlhuH
Duy' loH qum van
ghar lo' quv vergh
ghItlh meq Qagh vIt
ghoch* mIS QaH wem
ghom mol* QeH wIv
ghong much QIH yIn
ghuH nab Qob yoD
ghum naD Quj
Hegh nob QuS
HeS nov roj
HIv** nong rop
HoH pab* Sar
**A note on {HIv}: I include this word in the list because I believe it is
used twice in Star Trek V as a noun: in "Alter the attack course," {HIvHe},
and "Estimating attack range . . ." {HIvchuq}. Feel free to disagree with
the inclusion of {HIv} in this list.
If I've missed any, if I put in one you disagree with, or if you don't
understand why I *'d a word, be sure to say so! Not only was I cold when I
wrote this, I am now experiencing a low blood-sugar level which is preventing
me from concentrating too hard on this sort of thing!
tugh Soj vItu'jaj!
SuStel
Hovjaj 96013.8