[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghID

mayqel qunenoS mihkoun at gmail.com
Mon Aug 1 10:09:59 PDT 2016


maj !

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 7:15 PM, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh at wizage.net> wrote:
> It's stuff that isn't about ghID.
>
> ... depending on the device. [ But Maltz said that doesn't mean "squeeze"
> like squeezing into a tight space. That verb is qoch. (The object of this
> verb is the space — like a small car or a crowded elevator — being squeezed
> into, and this includes clothes or shoes that are too small.) For squeezing
> a toothpaste tube or for squeezing an orange, he said the verb is ngaH. ]
> The hole punch will ...
>
> qurgh
>
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:40 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > depending on the device. [...] The hole punch
>>
>> What does the [...] contain ? Curiosity is killing me. Please tell me.
>> I need to know ! Thank kahless I'm not a cat.
>>
>> nach velwI' qij
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, August 01, 2016
>> >>
>> >> Klingon word: ghID
>> >> Part of speech: verb
>> >> Definition: pierce, perforate
>> >> Source: qepHom 2015 p.18
>> >
>> > AFAIK never used in a sentence.
>> >
>> >
>> > (Lieven Lietaer & Marc Okrand, 10/29/2015):
>> >
>> > LL: So how do I say "staple the sheets"?
>> > MO: To "staple" papers together is to {rar} them. To use a
>> >      stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" {nIqDob}),
>> >      you {qIp} it or {'uy} it or {ngaH} ("squeeze") it, depending
>> >      on the device. [...] The hole punch will {ghID} ("pierce,
>> >      perforate") the paper (or other material).
>> > LL: Can {ghID} also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick
>> >      or similar?
>> > MO: Yes, of course.
>> >
>> >
>> > SEE ALSO:
>> > DuQ             stab, pierce (PB)
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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