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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: raQ
> Klingon word: raQ
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: manipulate by hand, handle
Used in a sentence:
betleH raQ
He/she controls a bat'leth KGT
Duj raQ
He/she controls the ship manually KGT
Language notes:
KGT 79: The closest to a general term in this realm may be the verb {raQ}, which means "manipulate by hand, handle". It can be applied to carving, sculpting, metalworking, and the like but is really much less specific, referring to activities that involve having some control over some object. For example, in addition to saying {betleH yan} ("He/she wields a bat'leth"), one could say {betleH raQ} ("He/she controls a bat'leth"). By extension, the term {raQ} is also used when referring to controlling a space vessel "manually" (that is, when the controls are manipulated directly by a person rather than a computer): {Duj raQ} ("He/she controls the ship manually").
Do not confuse with the noun {raQ} "camp, outpost".
Related words:
ruQ control manually (by hand) (v) [in the TKD glossary but AFAIK never used by Okrand)
SeH control (v)
chIj navigate (v)
'or operate (an aircraft), pilot (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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