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partially analyzable words in tkd (resent)

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)]
> 
gho' + Do : sublight speed (n) [Do = velocity (n)]
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)]
> 
> lay'tel SIvten

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