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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: wel

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Kidder)
Fri Jun 29 11:09:55 2012

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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:09:33 -0500
From: Christopher Kidder <cokidder@cbtheatre.org>
To: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
Cc: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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Color me stupid, but what does MKE stand for?



On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:

> > Klingon word:   wel
> > Part of speech: verb
> > Definition:     owe (someone)
>
> Used in canon:
>
>  voHDajbo' wellu' 200
>  Mortgaged for 200. MKE
>
>  yervamvaD voHDajbo' wellu'chugh, 'echletHom Dopvam yIcha'
>  Card must be turned this side up if property is mortgaged. MKE
>
> ghunchu'wI' discusses {wel} which was introduced in the opera {'u'}:
>
>   When someone has earned a reward but the prize is not yet
>   available to be given, the person in charge of presenting it
>   can say {qawel} "I owe you}. It is probably also appropriate
>   when you have convinced someone to give you some service or
>   product with the understanding that you will pay for it later.
>   [ghunchu'wI', 8/21/11]
>
> N.B. one owes a mortgage {voHDajbo' wel} but pays rent/sum (of money)
> {qav'ap DIl}:
>
>  HoSHal ghajchugh vay', mI' naghmey tIronmoH. wa'maHlogh boq'egh
>    mI' naghmey; chen qav'ap. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap yIDIl.
>  If [energy source is] owned, throw dice and pay owner a total
>    ten times amount shown. MKE
>
>  Duj ghajchugh vay', cha'logh boq'egh qav'ap motlh; chen qav'ap le'.
>    ghajwI'vaD qav'ap le' yIDIl.
>  If [ship is] owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they are
>    otherwise entitled. MKE
>
> But see also:
>
>  voHDajbo' qav'ap
>  mortgage value  MKE
>
>
> Related words:
>
> DIl             pay for (v)
> ghaq    contribute (v)
> ngIp    borrow, hire (v)
> nob             give (v)
> nobHa'  give back, return (v)
> noj             lend (v)
> tatlh   return [s.th.] (v)
> rup             fine, tax (v)
>
> nob             gift (n)
> pop             reward (n)
> qav'ap    rent, sum, amount [of money], payment?
> tev             prize (n)
> van'a'  award (n)
> voHDajbo'  ransom (TKD), mortgage (MKE) (n)
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
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Color me stupid, but what does MKE stand for?<br><br><br><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Steven Boozer <span dir=3D"lt=
r">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu" target=3D"_blank">sboozer@uc=
hicago.edu</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">&gt; Klingon word: =A0 wel=
<br>
&gt; Part of speech: verb<br>
&gt; Definition: =A0 =A0 owe (someone)<br>
<br>
</div>Used in canon:<br>
<br>
 =A0voHDajbo&#39; wellu&#39; 200<br>
 =A0Mortgaged for 200. MKE<br>
<br>
 =A0yervamvaD voHDajbo&#39; wellu&#39;chugh, &#39;echletHom Dopvam yIcha&#3=
9;<br>
 =A0Card must be turned this side up if property is mortgaged. MKE<br>
<br>
ghunchu&#39;wI&#39; discusses {wel} which was introduced in the opera {&#39=
;u&#39;}:<br>
<br>
 =A0 When someone has earned a reward but the prize is not yet<br>
 =A0 available to be given, the person in charge of presenting it<br>
 =A0 can say {qawel} &quot;I owe you}. It is probably also appropriate<br>
 =A0 when you have convinced someone to give you some service or<br>
 =A0 product with the understanding that you will pay for it later.<br>
 =A0 [ghunchu&#39;wI&#39;, 8/21/11]<br>
<br>
N.B. one owes a mortgage {voHDajbo&#39; wel} but pays rent/sum (of money) {=
qav&#39;ap DIl}:<br>
<br>
 =A0HoSHal ghajchugh vay&#39;, mI&#39; naghmey tIronmoH. wa&#39;maHlogh boq=
&#39;egh<br>
 =A0 =A0mI&#39; naghmey; chen qav&#39;ap. ghajwI&#39;vaD qav&#39;ap yIDIl.<=
br>
 =A0If [energy source is] owned, throw dice and pay owner a total<br>
 =A0 =A0ten times amount shown. MKE<br>
<br>
 =A0Duj ghajchugh vay&#39;, cha&#39;logh boq&#39;egh qav&#39;ap motlh; chen=
 qav&#39;ap le&#39;.<br>
 =A0 =A0ghajwI&#39;vaD qav&#39;ap le&#39; yIDIl.<br>
 =A0If [ship is] owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they are<br>
 =A0 =A0otherwise entitled. MKE<br>
<br>
But see also:<br>
<br>
 =A0voHDajbo&#39; qav&#39;ap<br>
 =A0mortgage value =A0MKE<br>
<br>
<br>
Related words:<br>
<br>
DIl =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 pay for (v)<br>
ghaq =A0 =A0contribute (v)<br>
ngIp =A0 =A0borrow, hire (v)<br>
nob =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 give (v)<br>
nobHa&#39; =A0give back, return (v)<br>
noj =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 lend (v)<br>
tatlh =A0 return [<a href=3D"http://s.th" target=3D"_blank">s.th</a>.] (v)<=
br>
rup =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 fine, tax (v)<br>
<br>
nob =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 gift (n)<br>
pop =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 reward (n)<br>
qav&#39;ap =A0 =A0rent, sum, amount [of money], payment?<br>
tev =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 prize (n)<br>
van&#39;a&#39; =A0award (n)<br>
voHDajbo&#39; =A0ransom (TKD), mortgage (MKE) (n)<br>
<br>
--<br>
Voragh<br>
Ca&#39;Non Master of the Klingons<br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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