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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lupwI'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Noah Bogart)
Fri Oct 28 08:49:46 2011
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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:49:24 -0400
From: Noah Bogart <nbtheduke@gmail.com>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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*Qum, not Qom.
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Noah Bogart <nbtheduke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, page 159 of KGT talks about Qom (communicate) and how in the past
> there might have been a noun form (communication), so the idea that a
> meaning has fallen so out of usage as to be nearly forgotten isn't
> completely irrelevant. I think it's more that we just don't have enough
> canon literature to compare/look to.
>
> Noah
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:12 AM, Lieven Litaer <lieven.litaer@web.de>wrot=
e:
>
>> Am 28.10.2011 10:16, schrieb Andr=E9 M=FCller:
>>
>> In fact we do know a nice counter example: The German word "M=E4dchen"
>>> (girl, be'Hom) does contain a diminutive suffix but the base word Maid
>>> or Magd is virtually non-existing nowadays and the etymology isn't
>>> immediately transparent to most users.
>>>
>>
>> Okay, thanks for this, BUT:
>>
>> a) I was talking about Klingon,
>> b) even though most people might not know where "M=E4dchen" comes from, =
the
>> word "Magd" still does exist (although seldomly used.)
>>
>> Im am sure we will find hundereds of examples like this in english or
>> german. Kanin-chen, Eichh=F6rn-chen, Ku-chen...
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>>
>> Lieven.
>>
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*Qum, not Qom.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:=
48 AM, Noah Bogart <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nbtheduke@gmail.=
com">nbtheduke@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex;">
Well, page 159 of KGT talks about Qom (communicate) and how in the past=20
there might have been a noun form (communication), so the idea that a=20
meaning has fallen so out of usage as to be nearly forgotten isn't=20
completely irrelevant. I think it's more that we just don't have en=
ough=20
canon literature to compare/look to.<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Noah</f=
ont><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:12 AM, Lieven Litaer <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:lieven.litaer@web.de" target=3D"_blank">lieven.litaer@web.de</a>=
></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Am 28.10.2011 10:16, schrieb Andr=E9 M=FClle=
r:<div><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
In fact we do know a nice counter example: The German word "M=E4dchen&=
quot;<br>
(girl, be'Hom) does contain a diminutive suffix but the base word Maid<=
br>
or Magd is virtually non-existing nowadays and the etymology isn't<br>
immediately transparent to most users.<br>
</blockquote>
<br></div>
Okay, thanks for this, BUT:<br>
<br>
a) I was talking about Klingon,<br>
b) even though most people might not know where "M=E4dchen" comes=
from, the word "Magd" still does exist (although seldomly used.)=
<br>
<br>
Im am sure we will find hundereds of examples like this in english or germa=
n. Kanin-chen, Eichh=F6rn-chen, Ku-chen...<br>
<br>
;-)<div><div></div><div><br>
<br>
Lieven.<br>
<br>
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