tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon May 19 09:07:43 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nevDagh (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, May 17, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: nevDagh
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: type of pot with handles (used for food preparation)
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 97. The smaller {nevDagh} is characterized by its V-shaped
>handles, termed {DeSqIvDu'} ("elbows"; note that {-Du'}, the plural suffix
>for body parts, is used here even though the handles are not literally
>body parts).
More context:
KGT 97: The equipment needed for the preparation of Klingon food is rather
minimal, consisting pretty much of pots or vats plus cutting and stirring
implements of various sorts. The general term for a pot is {'un}. Pots that
may be put on top of a fire in order to heat their contents are made of
metal ({baS}); others may be made of either metal or ceramic material
({nagh} [literally, "stone"]). A {bargh} is probably the most frequently
used pot. It is rather large and has a flattened bottom. The smaller
{nevDagh} is characterized by its V-shaped handles ... A square or
rectangular tub used to hold food while it is fermenting is called a {'Ib},
and a cook's ever-present supply of {chanDoq} ("marinade") is kept in a
large {bal} ("jug, jar, bottle").
Other types of pots include {vutmeH 'un} & {vut'un}, {chor bargh} and {mIv
bargh} (regional).
On an etymological note... although there's no known word *{Dagh}, the four
words containing it as a bound morpheme are all tools or instruments of
some kind. There are two for manipulating or handling food:
{bo'Dagh} "scoop, scooping implement (to serve food)"
(variants: {bo'DaghHom} "little scoop" & {bo'Dagh'a'} big scoop")
{nevDagh} "type of pot with handles"
and two for manipulating or producing music/sound:
{HurDagh} "stringed instrument (general term)"
{tIngDagh} "type of stringed instrument"
Note too that *{Dagh} is always the final element in these nouns.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons