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[SuStel]

On 3/21/2017 2:43 PM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>
> For “sail” I’ve always used *{joqwI''a'} – a MUCH bigger version of a 
> {joqwI’} “flab, banner”.
>
> (Lieven < MO, 1/09/2012):  {tlhIm} is commonly used for a fabric wall 
> hanging (that might, for example, have a picture of the Klingon emblem 
> on it). If a piece of cloth is displayed at the end of a pole, it is 
> considered a {joqwI'} ("flag"); a {tlhIm} covers some sort of surface.
>
> I don’t know if this covers things hanging down from a horizontal pole 
> or out from a diagonal pole.  His point here seems to be that {joqwI’} 
> are not hung on a wall.  Okrand has related {joq} with sails:
>
> (HQ 10.4):  when a banner or sail flaps, the correct word to use is 
> {joq} “flap, flutter, wave."
>

Well sure, but a sail is not doing its job if it's *joq*ing.

Purely as original imagery—that is, I'm not suggesting this is THE 
word—I think of *SuS jonwI'* /wind catcher./ If you want to be more 
specific, *vo'meH SuS jonwI'*/wind catcher for propulsion./

Ooh! Ooh! How about *vo'meH vol* /sheet for propulsion/?

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