[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: vev
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Thu Nov 30 07:36:55 PST 2023
Klingon word: vev
Part of speech: verb
Definition: pin, attach or fasten with a pin
Source: qepHom 2016
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Also glossed as "insert, put in" (qepHom 2015 p.18)
(qepHom 2015 p.18):
MO: A stapler is a {Ha'on vevwI'}. The staple, the little metal thing, is called
{baS Ha'on} or just {Ha'on}. The verb {vev} means "insert, put in", so the
stapler is literally a device that "puts in" the staple ({Ha'on}) into the paper.
[ … ]
LL: What else can I {vev}?
MO: You could put the letter in the envelope. Or put a pen into a pen holder.
SEE ALSO:
rar connect, attach, staple together (v)
Qem holster, sheathe, pocket (weapon, tool, instrument) (v)
QIq draw, pull out (weapon, tool, instrument) (v)
lan place, put (v)
jeq protrude from (v)
’emvI’ pin (straight) (n) (qepHom 2016)
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey
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