[tlhIngan Hol] rIjwI' for anchor ?

[Alan Anderson]

On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 1:56 PM De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 at 18:52, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Would you accept rIjwI' for anchor ?
>>
>
> What kind of anchor? Not a television anchor, certainly.
>
> {rIjwI'} as a descriptor seems like it would refer to the thing (boat or
> ship) which is anchored, not the device (rIjmoHwI'? rIjmoHmeH jan?) which
> is doing the anchoring.
>

Keep in mind that {rIj} "be moored, anchored" refers to securing a vessel
in place. A {rIjmoHwI'} might be an anchor, or a bollard, or just the line
connecting to it. In a Star Trek context, a specialized tractor beam is
also a possibility.

-- ghunchu'wI'
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