[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: vuj

mayqel qunenoS mihkoun at gmail.com
Mon Aug 15 08:50:13 PDT 2016


So, can we use {vuj} to express "the cd player ejected the cd" ?

qunnoq
ghogh HablI'wIjvo' vIngoHta'

On 15 Aug 2016 6:17 p.m., "Steven Boozer" <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> Thanks for the usage notes!
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> Note the use of {*nargh} “*escape” in:
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> *  taj DopmeyDaq nargh cha' tajHom *
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>   Two small, secondary blades eject from the knife's sides SP2
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> Compare the verb {woD} “throw away”:
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> (KGT 91): "Food that has decayed… is food that has become inedible and
> must be thrown away, though it is sometimes given to animals. (Note that
> {Soj woD} [“He/she throws the food away”], which refers to a regrettable
> activity, is very different from {Soj jaD} [“He/she throws or hurls the
> food in the manner of a projectile”], which, under certain circumstances,
> is considered a reasonable pastime.)
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> SEE ALSO:
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> *mej*       leave, depart
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> *tlheD*     depart
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> *polHa'*    discard
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> *jaD*       throw around, hurl about
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> *From:* tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces at lists.kli.org]
> *On Behalf Of *qurgh lungqIj
> *Sent:* Monday, August 15, 2016 10:00 AM
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> > Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, August 15, 2016
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> > Klingon word: vuj
> > Part of speech: verb
> > Definition: expel, eject
> > Source: qep'a' 23  [July 2016]
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> Marc said about this word that it's for physically ejecting or expelling
> things only. It doesn't cover the meaning of "eject" or "expel" when a
> person is asked to leave somewhere and does so through their own ability
> (he was ejected from the club so he left and went home, the principal
> expelled the student), however it does count if the bouncer/teacher picks
> the person up and physically throws them out of the building.
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> qurgh
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