tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 18 00:36:18 2001
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questions about fingers and toes
- From: "Will Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: questions about fingers and toes
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:35:22 -0400
- Importance: Normal
It struck me when I started dealing with these new words from the body text
of the latest HolQeD article from Okrand that I wanted to {gheb} the bull by
the "horns" and update the list.
I am somewhat bothered when Okrand makes a comment like: "The verbs {nan}
'use the fourth toe' and {nan} 'gouge' are probably etymologically related,
since {nan} is used to refer to a particularly effective martial arts kick."
Great. So when one uses {nan} to refer to such a kick, is it a noun or a
verb? All uses of {nan} up to that point were verbs, so should I list {nan}
also with a definition like, "execute a particularly effective martial arts
kick"? Or is the kick itself a noun form of {nan}? Until I have more
evidence, I don't feel like I can list the word with that definition.
charghwI' 'utlh