<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 7:33 AM Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol <<a href="mailto:tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org">tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">- These ship- or factory-type whistles cannot be "played" by a person.<br>
They're powered by some sort of energy (steam, electricity, whatever).<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The verb for playing an instrument is {chu'}...</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">- The verb to activate a wall-mounted device is {chu'} (not {SuS}).<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>... but the verb for activating a device is also {chu'}. </div><div><br></div><div>So is the verb to use for playing a ship's whistle using the switch or whatever that activates it, which is mounted on a panel or wall or whatever, {chu'} or not?</div><div><br></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">De'vID</div></div>