tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 12 07:22:34 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qatlhDa'
> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, July 12, 2013
>
> Klingon word: qatlhDa'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: pipe for water
> Source: Marc Okrand, Email 01/09/2012
Words for bricklayer, roof maker, plumber, and so on are all
based on the verb {mutlh}, meaning "construct, assemble, put
together". Someone who does this, then, is a {mutlhwI'}. [...]
The idea is that a {mutlhwI'} puts things together. [...]
Someone who repairs any of these things (who may or may not be
the same person who installed/assembled them) is a {tI'wI'}
({tI'} "repair"). Most {mutlhwI'pu'} are also {tI'wI'pu'} - but
you'd be advised to check with them first.
Regarding "plumber" - It turns out there is a special word
for water pipe (not what you use for smoking - the kind that
carries water from place to place): {qatlhDa'}. Though one
could say {qatlhDa' mutlhwI'} and be understood, the normal
way to refer to someone putting in pipes (for water or
anything else) is {'och mutlhwI'}.
Known types of {mutlhwI'pu'}:
ngogh mutlhwI' bricklayer
beb mutlhwI' roofer
majyang mutlhwI' tiler
'och mutlhwI' plumber
'ul pat mutlhwI' electrician
Useful words for home owners and plumbers:
bIQ water (n)
'och conduit (n)
yIQ be wet (v)
nIj leak (v)
qang pour (from one container into another) (v)
lIch pour (into/onto anything) (v)
teb fill (v)
SoD flood (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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