[95055] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Trains
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Felix Malmenbeck)
Thu Nov 22 10:43:10 2012
From: Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se>
To: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>, "tlhingan-hol@kli.org"
<tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:42:34 +0000
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Sadly, because there's no verb meaning "be fast" (only an adverb meaning "q=
uickly"), it's a bit difficult saying "thing that moves fast".
Also, I'm not sure =ABvIH=BB can be used as an adjective, though I'm not su=
re. If it were, though, I'd still advise against using it in this way: A tr=
ain is a train even when it's not in motion. Also, if you've managed to con=
vey that it's a means of conveyance, stating that it can move is a bit redu=
ndant.
For this particular word, though, we actually have a canon phrase: =ABlupwI=
' mIr=BB, from EuroTalk (which also contained =ABpuH Duj=BB).
So, to a Klingon, a train is pretty much a chain of buses.
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From: Gaerfindel [gaerfindel@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 16:25
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Trains
I'm trying to figure out how to render the word "train". I imagine some
version of {nom puH Duj vIH}--rapidly moving ground ship--might be in
order, but {puH Duj} is traditionally used to mean "car" among the KLI,
and besides doesn't really convey the appearance or function of a train.
~quljIb
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