[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nevDagh

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: nevDagh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: type of pot with handles (used for food preparation)
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(KGT 97):  The equipment needed for the preparation of Klingon food is rather minimal, consisting pretty much of pots or vats plus cutting and stirring implements of various sorts. The general term for a pot is {'un}. Pots that may be put on top of a fire in order to heat their contents are made of metal ({baS}); others may be made of either metal or ceramic material ({nagh} [literally, "stone"]). A {bargh} is probably the most frequently used pot. It is rather large and has a flattened bottom. The smaller {nevDagh} is characterized by its V-shaped handles, termed {DeSqIvDu'} ("elbows"; note the {-Du'}, the plural suffix for body parts is used here even though the handles are not literally body parts). A square or rectangular tub used to hold food while it is fermenting is called a {'Ib}, and a cook's ever-present supply of {chanDoq} ("marinade") is kept in a large {bal} ("jug, jar, bottle")." 

(MO to qe'San, 11/02/2011 [in re TalkNow: Klingon ?] ):  The picture is, as you say, a little pot (or pan) with a single handle, which is exactly what a saucepan is […] {'un} is any sort of pot or pan, so the picture is a picture of a {'un} (though lots of other pictures might also be used for {'un}). A {nevDagh} has two little handles on it, so the picture is not one of a {nevDagh}. 

SEE ALSO:
vutmeH 'un  
vut'un  

(KGT 27):  For example, while a large, flat-bottomed pot usually called a {bargh}, in some regions it is a {vutmeH 'un} (pot for preparing [food]), sometimes shortened to simply {vut'un}.

chor bargh
mIv bargh 

(KGT 27-28):  In some regions, a {bargh} made of metal is a {mIv} (which also means helmet, even though, historically speaking, helmets are not necessarily made of metal), or a {mIv bargh} ("helmet pot"), while a ceramic {bargh} is called a {chor} (literally, "belly") or {chor bargh} ("belly pot").

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Ca'Non Master of the Klingons