[tlhIngan Hol] two klorns of bloodwine, a bottle of water

[mayqel qunen'oS]

De'vID:
> How would you say "a jug of water" (or
> "three jugs of water", etc ), meaning water
> served in a water jug. (That is, how would
> you refer to the water in the water jug,
> and not the jug itself, bearing in mind that
> {bIQ bal} is defined as "water jug" in
> KGT.)

Technically, I guess one *could* say:

{wa' bIQ bal bIQ}
{wej bIQ bal bIQ}

for "the water of one water jug" and "the (amount of) water of three water
jugs", but as a matter of personal preference, I'd rather go with the {x
ngaSbogh y} option.

~ Dana'an
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