tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 27 06:32:00 2010
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RE: mu' chu'
qurgh:
>> > When I was talking to Eric about the new words, he also mentioned
>> > ghIv - limb (of a person)
>> >
>> > Was that not on the list?
ghunchu'wI':
>> Indeed it was. I'm not certain whether it means "limb (i.e. arm or
>> leg)" or "limbs (i.e. arms and legs)" and I wanted to get confirmation
>> before reporting it.
qurgh:
>Marc was listening in while Eric was telling me the words. When we got to
>ghIv, gham was brought up. Marc described ghIv as the "person" version of
>gham.
To review {gham}:
KGT 42: The archaic words tend to come up in conversations about food. For example, the usual word for the leg of an animal, when prepared as food, is {gham} (limb), the same word used for the leg of the living animal. A leg served as food at a banquet in an upper-class household, however, is likely to be called a {HajDob}, an old word for limb. In another context, such as a meal with warriors in a ship's {SopwI'pa'} (mess hall), only the term {gham} will be heard.
Note that an animal's paw is called a {namwech} (KGT). For people use {ghop} "hand" and {qam} "foot".
>Marc also clarified that Qutlh (support) can only refer to physically
>supporting something. It can't refer to monetary (he said ghaq is for
>this), psychological or any other non-physical type of support.
So, some money verbs:
ghaq contribute, support (financially)
DIl pay for
rup fine, tax
nob give
nobHa' give back, return (i.e. refund)
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Voragh
Canon Master of the Klingons