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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Terrence Donnelly)
Sat Jan 28 17:03:16 2012
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:02:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Terrence Donnelly <terrence.donnelly@sbcglobal.net>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
In-Reply-To: <F52986192E9FE346B0B7EF3D6F98E87711C16D41@EXDB3.ug.kth.se>
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How about QemjIq as the mouth of a bottle? Topologically it's not much different from the soundhole of a musical instrument with a soundbox.
-- ter'eS
--- On Sat, 1/28/12, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se> wrote:
> That's a good one; thanks :)
>
> In discussing geometry, I believe most mathematicians would
> refer to qungmey as holes, and to QemjIqmey (which would not
> be considered holes at all) would be depressions. However,
> referring to the soundhole of a guitar as a depression would
> probably not sit right with many, wherefore cavity seems a
> good word. However, I'm not sure if that word could perhaps
> also be used to describe some qungmey.
> ________________________________________
> From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh [qeslagh@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 16:29
> To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz
>
> ghItlhpu' loghaD, jatlh:
> > By the way, does anybody know some good English words
> for making this distinction?
> > "cavity" seems a good match for QemjIq, but I can't
> think of a good one for qung.
>
> "Perforation" is the best I can think of for qung; the
> anatomical term "foramen" also works, but it's a bit
> esoteric.
>
> QeS 'utlh
>
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