[tlhIngan Hol] lawn mower

De'vID de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com
Wed Jul 27 23:39:55 PDT 2016


On 27 July 2016 at 13:44, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:
>[De'vID]:
>> However, I don't see the act of cutting grass as either {pe'} or
>> {chIp}, but as {yob}. I mean, come on, we have a perfectly good word
>> which means to separate the top part of a plant from the part that's
>> in the ground.
>
> Hehe, good idea. But {yob} is done to plants you like to use later, like to
> eat. Cutting of grass usually ends in throwing it away. (unless of course
> it's grass for feeding animals). Or will you invite us to a {yobta' yupma'}
> after cutting the lawn?  ;-)

Indeed, and I will serve guests the plentiful {magh qagh} I will have
prepared from the {ghargh} caught during the harvest.

-- 
De'vID



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