tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 28 07:17:56 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] 'contamination' and <-Ha'choHmoH>
Ruben Molina wrote:
>> I am trying to render the concept of "contamination".
SuStel:
> How about {nItbe'} "impure"?
>> so, maybe <lammoHghach> works for 'contamination'...
>
> "The cause of being dirty."
>> But, what about: <Say'Ha'> 'be unclean' (?) and <lamHa'> 'be
>> not-dirty' (?)... ?
>
> Say'be' = be unclean
> lambe' = be clean (be not-dirty)
> Say'Ha' = be de-cleaned
> lamHa' = be un-dirtied
>> So, I assume <Say'Ha'choHmoH> works as 'to contaminate'
>> And then <Say'Ha'choHmoHghach> would be 'contamination'. yes?
>
> *IF* we accept {Say'Ha'choHmoHghach}, I'd say it means "the causing of
> becoming decleaned." But I have yet to see a legitimate {-ghach} word with
> that many suffixes.
I agree with SuStel here.
Instead of creating an abstract multisyllabic {-ghach} noun, it might be best to go simpler. We have a few qualities available:
Say' be clean
watlh be pure
nIt be plain, be pure, be uncorrupted, be unsullied
[only used in {ghe'naQ nIt} "grand opera"]
baQ be fresh, just picked
tlhol be raw, be unprocessed
lam be dirty
ngIm be putrid
non be rotten
qal be corrupt
ragh decay
tlhuch exhaust [i.e. waste products]
and some general nouns:
lam dirt
veQ garbage
DI litter, rubble, debris
pIgh ruins
pugh dregs
chuvmey leftovers
taQbang exhaust
Specify what kind of contamination or pollution you're discussing: e.g. {bIQ nIt} and {bIQ Say'} (the former used for pristine, never-polluted water?), {muD lam}, {woj choHwI' pugh}, etc.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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