tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 31 08:18:33 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chovnatlh
>> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 31, 2012
>>
>> Klingon word: chovnatlh
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: specimen
Voragh:
> Apparently derived from the verb {chov} "assess, evaluate, test":
>
> luchovmeH 'oy'naQmey lo'
> [Warriors] who test him with painstiks. S9
>
> tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS.
> The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... S27
... and the verb {natlh} "consume, use up, expend":
KGT 155: Literally meaning "consume, use up, expend", {natlh} is normally applied to energy, fuel, supplies, and the like and is used in phrases such as {nIn Hoch natlhlu'pu'} ("All the fuel has been consumed") ...
I suppose the reason is that often small samples are used up as a result of the testing process (e.g. C-14 and DNA testing).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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