[96429] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Shuttles and stations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri Jun 7 10:52:57 2013
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 14:52:44 +0000
In-Reply-To: <51B1E9FB.2030601@trimboli.name>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
SuStel:
> Now... try translating "runabout"!
De'vID:
>> DujHom tIn?
SuStel:
> But runabouts aren't just big shuttlecraft; they're semi-independent
> vessels that act like complete ships, but can land on planets like
> shuttlecraft OR let you transport from orbit.
Since a shuttlecraft is {lupDujHom} and we have to call it something, I've always called a runabout a *{lupDuj} - which also works for (large) passenger shuttle, transport (ship), starliner, troopship, etc. - though it's not a perfect fit by any means. FYI we also have {lupwI'} "jitney, bus" (CK/TNK/KGT), {ra'wI' lupwI'} "taxi" (TNK) and {lupwI' mIr} "train" (TNK). Cf. the verb {lup} "transport".
I supposed you could even call it a *{lo' law' Duj[Hom]}, on the model of {lo' law' lojmIt} "utility hatch" from the BoP Poster.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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