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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: poS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gaerfindel)
Mon Jun 9 11:12:35 2014
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:12:13 -0400
From: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <ACF6622D959A8842A81E4471BA56A7E02F7DB5F8@xm-mbx-04-prod.ad.uchicago.edu>
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On 6/9/2014 10:23 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, June 07, 2014
>>
>> Klingon word: poS
>> Part of speech: verb
>> Definition: be open, opened
>
> lojmIt poSDaq Daq pagh
> No one eavesdrops at an open door. PK
>
> poSmoH open (v)
>
> yIvbeHlIj neH DapoSmoH vIneH
> The only thing I want you to open is your blouse. (ST5 notes)
>
> Heghpu'bogh tlhIngan mInDu' lupoSmoHlu'
> The eyes of the fallen Klingon are opened... S31
>
> N.B. Do not confuse with the homophonous noun {poS} "left (side)".
>
Okay, the beginner is gonna go waaay out on a limb here:
If {poS} can mean both "be open" and "left side" then it might make
sense for Klingons to extend an open, left hand, his {ghIt poS}, so that
he can still retain a grip on a weapon if needed.
~quljIb
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