tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 10 02:01:28 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon architecture
ghItlhta' Quvar:
>> It might be similar to the English "lay, lay down". One lays (down)
>> roofs, bricks, pipes, tiles, and wires. OTOH one installs electrical
>> systems.
>
> Perhaps Klingons use the same word for both things? ;-)
wa' mu' lulo' Suverya'nganpu'.
att lägga golv - to lay flooring
att lägga tak - to lay roofing
att lägga ledningar - to lay circuits/wires
att lägga kabel - to lay cable [NOTE: Google reveals that this also has a rather unfortunate slang colloquial interpretation, vaj Suverya' DaSuchbogh mu'tlheghvam yIghuH]
(the phrase "att dra ledningar" ("to pull circuits") is also commonly used)
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