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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nItlh naQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Felix Malmenbeck)
Sat Jan 14 14:36:56 2012
From: Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se>
To: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>,
"tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org"
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Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:36:12 +0000
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...or perhaps even <Book of Kells luqonmeH/lughItlhmeH luDIj>?
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From: Gaerfindel [gaerfindel@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 20:14
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nItlh naQ
On 1/11/2012 10:56 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
Klingon word: nItlh naQ
Part of speech: noun
Definition: pigment stick (slang)
Never used in a sentence.
Language notes:
KGT 80f.: ...the practice of applying pigment with fingers, and the habit =
of referring to the ends of pigment sticks as {nItlhpachDu'}, a pigment sti=
ck is also often called a {nItlh naQ} (literally, "finger stick}), though t=
his term is used almost exclusively by the artisans themselves. The word {D=
Ij} means "use a {rItlh naQ}, paint with a {rItlh naQ}" [...] The verb {ngo=
H}, meaning "smear" in other contexts, is used for "paint using fingers.
A good question for Maltz: Does {DIj} take a direct object? And is that d=
.i. the object "painted?" For example, can I say:
{Book of Kells luDIj monkpu'}
Or must I say: {Book of Kells luchenmoHmeH monkpu' DIj.}
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 14, 2012 20:14<br>
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<div>On 1/11/2012 10:56 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
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<pre>Klingon word: nItlh naQ=0A=
Part of speech: noun=0A=
Definition: pigment stick (slang)=0A=
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<pre>Never used in a sentence.=0A=
=0A=
Language notes:=0A=
=0A=
KGT 80f.: ...the practice of applying pigment with fingers, and the habit =
of referring to the ends of pigment sticks as {nItlhpachDu'}, a pigment sti=
ck is also often called a {nItlh naQ} (literally, "finger stick}), tho=
ugh this term is used almost exclusively by the artisans themselves. The wo=
rd {DIj} means "use a {rItlh naQ}, paint with a {rItlh naQ}" [...=
] The verb {ngoH}, meaning "smear" in other contexts, is used for=
"paint using fingers.=0A=
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A good question for Maltz: Does {DIj} take a direct object? And=
is that d.i. the object "painted?" For example, can I say:=
<br>
<br>
{<i>Book of Kells</i> luDIj monkpu'}<br>
<br>
Or must I say: {<i>Book of Kells</i> luchenmoHmeH monkpu' DIj.} <br>
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