[87111] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: architectural terminology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Nov 25 10:01:30 2009
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "'tlhingan-hol@kli.org'" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:59:39 -0600
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Quvar:
>when I talked to Marc Okrand about the qepHom past weekend, I told him
>that it was difficult to describe my job as an architect in Klingon.
You're right, there aren't many good words. A couple you may find useful are found on the BOP Poster:
tlhIngan toQDuj Duj De' potlh
Klingon Bird of Prey General Specifications
Duj De' potlh
General [ship] Specifications
suggesting *{qach De' potlh} "general building specifications"?
lu'oghta' nIylo roDIS bIl jo'rIj je
Designed By: Nilo Rodis & Bill George
Note the Poster was designed {'ogh} ("invent, devise"), not drawn (for which we still don't have a good word other than {ghItlh} "engrave, incise, mark, write"). So that might make you a *{qach 'oghwI'} "building designer" or architect?
tlhIngan toQDuj 'ay'mey tetlh
Klingon Bird of Prey Technical Callouts
{'ay'mey tetlh} ("parts list"?) could also be used for any labeled list of elements/components/features. We know {'ay'} can refer to a section of a ship:
'ay'vamDaq nuHmey tIQeq
Target weapons on this location. (ENT "Affliction")
so why not buildings?
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>I did see him [Maltz] earlier today as he was running off to grab a cup
>of coffee or something. I told him about the lack of good words
>relating to architecture. He said he wasn't an architect himself, so
>he'd have to think about that. But he did know the word for "plan" (the
>big piece of paper). He said it's pu'jIn -- same as the word for "map."
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>email from Marc Okrand, on November 20, 2009
As an ex-Navy man, I would call {pu'jIn} a "chart".
--
Voragh
Canon Master of the Klingons
