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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'aD
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Aug 20 10:36:35 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:36:26 +0000
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> Klingon word: 'aD
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: have a length of, measure
Used in canon:
wejvatlh loSmaH loS vI' vagh wej 'uj 'aD Duj
Length: 120 M. (KBoP)
st.k (10/22/1997): There are two words used for length: {'aD} and {'ab}. Both of these can be translated as "have a length of", but they are used somewhat differently. {'aD} is used in contrast with {juch} "have a width of" in measuring, say, a table top. {'ab}, on the other hand, is used for (potentially) longish, skinnyish things (for example, spears) and also for heights.
Related verbs:
'ab have a length of
juch have a width of
Saw' have a depth of
muq have a volume of
ngI' have a weight of
juv measure [i.e. transitive verb]:
naQjej vIjuv
I measure the spear. st.k
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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