[tlhIngan Hol] lawn mower

[Lieven]

Am 27.07.2016 um 08:06 schrieb Rhona Fenwick:
> The verb {chIp} does
> not mean "cut hair, trim hair"; it means "cut, trim". [...]

This discussion made me think about the words again, and I noticed the 
difference between cut and trim, at least in Klingon. Remember the 
phrase {qatlh pe''eghlu'}? It denotes the idea that {pe'} means cut, but 
does not always mean that something is cut in two pieces. (although we 
have the pe'meH taj, which can separate things). The other word chIp has 
the addition "hair" as an example that you do separate something.

BTW, listen to the sound of scissors cutting hair: "chip-chip"  :-)

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Lieven L. Litaer
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