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partially analyzable words in tkd

MorphemeAddict ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol taghwI']

here are the words from tkd which are partially analyzable.  the underlined 
parts are the known parts.
1. these words have a known first element and unknown second element.  they 
are sorted by the second element.

peQ ++ chem : magnetic field (n) [peQ = magnetism (n)]
HoS + chem : energy field (n) [HoS = be strong (v); strength, energy, power 
(n)]
pu' + DaH : phaser banks (n) [pu' = phaser (n)]
boQ + Du' : aide-de-camp (n) [boQ = aide (n); assist(v)]
qaw + Haq : memory banks (n) [K-E], data banks (singular) (n) [E-K] [qaw = 
remember (v)]
qIb + HeS : galactic rim (n) [qIb = galaxy (n); HeS = commit a crime (v), 
crime (n)]
pem + jep : midday (n) [pem = daytime (n)]
ram + jep : midnight (n) [ram = night (n); be trivial, trifling, unimportant 
(v)]
Qap + la' : success (n) [Qap = work, function, succeed (v)]
SeH + law : control panel (n) [SeH = control (v)]
Sot + law' : distress call (n) [Sot = be distressed, be in distress (v)]
jaj + lo' : dawn (n) [jaj = day (from dawn to dawn) (n)]
ghoj + moq : nurse, nanny, governess (n) [ghoj = learn (v)]
may' + morgh : battle array (n) [may' = battle (n)]
loD + nal : husband (n) [loD = male, man (n)]
be' + nal : wife (n) [be' = female, woman (n)]
loD + nI' : brother (n) [loD = male, man (n)]
vav + nI' : grandfather (n) [vav = father (n)]
SoS + nI' : grandmother (n) [SoS = mother (n)]
be' + nI' : sister (n) [be' = female, woman (n)]
loS + pev : quadrotriticale (n) [loS = four (num); wait (for) (v)]
DaS + pu' : boot spike (n) [DaS = boot (n)]
cha' + puj : dilithium (n) [cha' = two (num); show, display (picture) (v)]
maj + Qa' : well done, very good (excl) [maj = good (expressing satisfaction) 
(excl)]
tay + qeq : civilization (n) [tay = be civilized (v)]
qup + rIp : Council of Elders (n) [qup = elder (n)]
yIn + roH : life signs (n) [yIn = life (n); live (v)]
He' + So' : stink (v) [He' = smell, emit odor (v)]
yIn + tagh : life-support system (n) [yIn = life (n); live (v)]
muv + tay : initiation (n) [muv = join (v)]
Hov + tay' : star system (n) [Hov = star (n)]
mu' + tay' : vocabulary (n) [mu' = word (n)]
HI' + tuy' : dictatorship (n) [HI' = dictator (n)]
vatlh + vI' : percent (n) [vatlh = hundred (num)]
jol + voy' : transporter ionizer unit (n) [jol = beam (aboard) (v); transport 
beam (n)]
 
2. these words have an unknown first element and a known second element.  
note that the first three all appear to be verb+{-wI'}.
cham + wI' : technician [-wI' = one who is/does]
jon + wI' : engineer [-wI' = one who is/does]
nub + wI' : predecessor [-wI' = one who is/does; nub = be suspect (v)]
tong + Duj : freighter (n) [Duj = ship, vessel (n); instincts (n)]
toQ + Duj : Bird of Prey (vessel) (n) [Duj = ship, vessel (n); instincts (n)]
vere + ngan : Ferengi (n) [ngan = inhabitant (n)]
 
3. these words have at least three syllables, and at least one of them is 
known. 
a.  this pair of words has no obvious calques.
lol + SeH + cha : attitude-control thrusters (n) [SeH = control (v)]
yuQ + jIj + Qa' : United Federation of Planets (n) [yuQ = planet (n); jIj = 
to cooperate (v)]
 
b.  these two words/phrases have apparent borrowings from federation standard:
DenIb ++ Qatlh : Denebian slime devil (n) [DenIb = Denebia (n)]
Serman + yuQ : Sherman's Planet (n) [yuQ = planet (n)]
 
c. these three words designate native klingon concepts and so the federation 
standard word is borrowed from the klingon.
tlhI + ngan : Klingon (n) [ngan = inhabitant (n)]
bIreQ + tagh : bregit lung [tagh = lung (n); begin aprocess, initiate (v)]
ro'qegh + 'Iw + chab : rokeg blood pie (n) ['Iw -blood (n) + chab - pie, 
tart, dumpling (n)]
 
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