[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jonwI'
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Jul 26 08:27:08 PDT 2021
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, July 26, 2021
Klingon word: jonwI'
Part of speech: noun
Definition: engineer
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(TKD, intro to the word list): Sometimes one member of a set may be partially analyzed. For example, {jonta'} "engine" begins with {jon}, which is also found in {jonwI'} "engineer}, and ends with {ta'}, which also occurs in {mIqta'} "machinery."
(MO to Lieven, 1/09/2012): "Words for bricklayer, roof maker, plumber, and so on are all based on the verb {mutlh}, meaning "construct, assemble, put together". Someone who does this, then, is a {mutlhwI'}. […] The idea is that a {mutlhwI'} puts things together.
SEE:
jonpIn engineering officer (n)
jonta' engine (n)
jonSeH yaH engineering (station on ship) (n)
jonta' pa' engineering (department/room on ship) (n)
SEE ALSO:
chamwI' technician (n)
tI'wI' [repairman)] (n)
tej scientist (n)
jom install (a device), equip (v)
leH maintain
tI' fix, repair (v)
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Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen
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