tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 03 08:18:12 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: 'aqnaw (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, November 3, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: 'aqnaw
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: type of knife (general purpose)
>
>Additional Notes:
>Note pun: Late-night TV ads, often seen advertising knives: "Act now!"
>
>KGT p. 97. A general, all-purpose knife that seems to be able to cut
>through practically anything is a {'aqnaw}.
Nothing to add WRT the knife, but "general purpose" or "multi-purpose" can
be translated as {lo' law'} "many use(s)". This was used twice on the BOP
Poster, translated as "utility":
cha' choQmey naQ tu'lu' 'ej tep choQ bIngDaq lo' law' bID choQ tu'lu'
2 Full Decks and a Half Utility Deck under the Cargo Deck
lo' law' lojmIt
utility hatch
Note {lo' law'} precedes the noun it modifies as in any noun+noun
phrase. So we can say:
lo' law' tlhIngan taj 'oH 'aqnaw'e'.
The {'aqnaw} is a general purpose Klingon knife.
tlhIngan lo' law' taj 'oH 'aqnaw'e'.
The {'aqnaw} is a Klingon multi-purpose knife.
Another option might be {le'be'} "be unexceptional, be nonspecific, be
general" as in {nav HablI' le'be'} "general FAX" (vs. a private machine;
cf. HQ 5.2).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons