tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 16 10:06:44 2002
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Re: Klingon WOTD: chu'wI' (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, December 15, 2002.
>
>Klingon word: chu'wI'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: player (of a musical instrument)
This is, of course, the derived noun of {chu'} "play (a musical instrument)":
When the context is clearly musical, a "player"--that is, one who plays
a musical
instrument--is a {chu'wI'}, though more specific terminology may also be
used,
depending on the instrument being played. [KGT p.74]
See also {muchwI'} "musician":
A musician is a {muchwI'} (literally, one who performs music)..." [KGT 71]
N.B. There are homonyms to keep distinct:
{chu'wI'} "trigger" - derived from {chu'} "engage, activate (a device),
turn on"
javmaH tat chu'wI' vIneHbej.
I definitely want sixty ion triggers. PK
and, as used here on the List:
*{chu'wI'} "novice, 'newbie', newcomer" - derived from {chu'} "be new".
As always, context is everything.
--
Voragh "All the meaning is in the context."
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons (Ilya Kabakov, Russian artist)