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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nevDagh

Steven Boozer ([email protected])



> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 31, 2013
> 
> Klingon word: nevDagh
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: type of pot with handles (used for food preparation)
> Source: KGT (221 KE, 253 EK)

KGT 97:  The equipment needed for the preparation of Klingon food is rather minimal, consisting pretty much of pots or vats plus cutting and stirring implements of various sorts. The general term for a pot is {'un}. Pots that may be put on top of a fire in order to heat their contents are made of metal ({baS}); others may be made of either metal or ceramic material ({nagh} [literally, "stone"]). A {bargh} is probably the most frequently used pot. It is rather large and has a flattened bottom. The smaller {nevDagh} is characterized by its V-shaped handles, termed {DeSqIvDu'} ("elbows"; note the {-Du'}, the plural suffix for body parts is used here even though the handles are not literally body parts). A square or rectangular tub used to hold food while it is fermenting is called a {'Ib}, and a cook's ever-present supply of {chanDoq} ("marinade") is kept in a large {bal} ("jug, jar, bottle").

MO to qe'San (11/02/2011):  The picture [for TalkNow!] is, as you say, a little pot (or pan) with a single handle, which is exactly what a saucepan is [...] {'un} is any sort of pot or pan, so the picture is a picture of a {'un} (though lots of other pictures might also be used for {'un}). A {nevDagh} has two little handles on it, so the picture is not one of a {nevDagh}.

Other types of cooking pots include {vutmeH 'un}, {vut'un}, {chor bargh}, {mIv bargh}.



--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons



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