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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: baS Ha'on
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Jul 17 09:35:23 2017
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:35:19 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 16, 2017
>
> Klingon word: baS Ha'on
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: staple
> Source: qepHom 2015 p.18
(qepHom 2015 p.18): A stapler is a {Ha'on vevwI'}. The staple, the little metal thing, is called {baS Ha'on} or just {Ha'on}. The verb {vev} means "insert, put in", so the stapler is literally a device that "puts in" the staple ({Ha'on}) into the paper.
--
Voragh
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Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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