tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 21 07:56:07 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: ruQ (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, June 20, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: ruQ
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: control manually, by hand
Never used in canon.
Possible variant of {raQ} "manipulate by hand, handle" (KGT):
The closest to a general term in this realm may be the verb {raQ},
which means "manipulate by hand, handle". It can be applied to
carving, sculpting, metalworking, and the like but is really much
less specific, referring to activities that involve having some
control over some object. For example, in addition to saying
{betleH yan} ("He/she wields a bat'leth"), one could say {betleH
raQ} ("He/she controls a bat'leth"). By extension, the term {raQ}
is also used when referring to controlling a space vessel "manually"
(that is, when the controls are manipulated directly by a person
rather than a computer): {Duj raQ} ("He/she controls the ship
manually"). [KGT 79]
Related verbs:
Maltz thought that the best word for "operate (an aircraft)" was
{'or} ... In general, {'or} would not be used to refer to the
activities of the captain of a spacecraft, or even those of its
helmsman, but Maltz said it could be used for the controlling of
a shuttlecraft. He was comfortable translating {'or} as "pilot"
(the verb)... [HQ 11.2]
Cf. also {SeH} "control" and {chIj} "navigate".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons