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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz

Terrence Donnelly ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

How about QemjIq as the mouth of a bottle? Topologically it's not much different from the soundhole of a musical instrument with a soundbox.

-- ter'eS

--- On Sat, 1/28/12, Felix Malmenbeck <[email protected]> wrote:


> That's a good one; thanks :)
> 
> In discussing geometry, I believe most mathematicians would
> refer to qungmey as holes, and to QemjIqmey (which would not
> be considered holes at all) would be depressions. However,
> referring to the soundhole of a guitar as a depression would
> probably not sit right with many, wherefore cavity seems a
> good word. However, I'm not sure if that word could perhaps
> also be used to describe some qungmey.
> ________________________________________
> From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh [[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 16:29
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz
> 
> ghItlhpu' loghaD, jatlh:
> > By the way, does anybody know some good English words
> for making this distinction?
> > "cavity" seems a good match for QemjIq, but I can't
> think of a good one for qung.
> 
> "Perforation" is the best I can think of for qung; the
> anatomical term "foramen" also works, but it's a bit
> esoteric.
> 
> QeS 'utlh
> 
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