[tlhIngan Hol] rIjwI' for anchor ?

nIqolay Q niqolay0 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 8 08:24:50 PDT 2019


On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 6:16 PM Alan Anderson <qunchuy at alcaco.net> wrote:

> 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.
>

How about *rIjmoHmeH 'ughwI'*?

I suppose a tractor beam emitter would also be heavy, but most listeners
could probably deduce that if the object is described as a "heavy thing for
keeping vessels in place" then the heaviness probably has something to do
with how it keeps vessels in place. (Otherwise, why mention it?)
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