tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 23 07:49:11 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: ngaS (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, May 23, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: ngaS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: contain (have inside)
As used in canon:
jagh lucharghlu'ta'bogh HuH ghopDu'lIj lungaSjaj
May the bile of the vanquished fill your hands! PK
bIQ ngaS HIvje'
The cup contains water
(IDIOM: be quite mistaken, be totally wrong) KGT
bIQ ngaS HIvje'lIj
Your cup contains water (i.e. "You're all wrong"). KGT
yoq yIn yuQ 'oH Qo'noS'e'. yInSIp voQSIp je ngaS muDDaj.
Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. S27
Discussed by Okrand:
When asked about {bav}, Okrand says "You don't need a {-Daq}. Just use
whatever it is that you are orbiting. When subsequently asked about
{ngaS}, Okrand says "Same thing." (HQ 7.4)
Related verbs:
{qat} "wrap, encase". For "contain (an enemy)" use {Sev}. S
See also {muq} "have a volume of" and {buy'} "be full, be filled up".
Related nouns:
{ngaSwI'} "container" was used in the KCD novelization (p. 85f):
The bartender nodded and before a moment passed he had returned with
three bottles. He sat them on the bar and pointed at each in turn.
"{ngaSwI' wej. HIvje'mey.}"
Post-KGT we would use {bal} "jug, jar, bottle":
A {bal} is any bottle or jug used to store liquid. Usually one will pour
({qang}) the drink directly from the {bal} into the {HIvje'}, but it is not
considered uncivil to drink directly from the {bal}. Ale [{wornagh}] is
often stored in a large vat ({qegh}) rather than in a {bal}." (KGT 98f)
See also {qoD} "inside, interior" and {botlh} "center, middle".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons