In the opposite direction:

'oQqar  'root, tuber', surely from "ocarina", which is sometimes called a "sweet potato".

ter'eS



From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jI'ev

tlhaQqu’.  latlh QoQ qIDmey Sov’a’ vay’?
 
--Voragh
 
From: De'vID
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 4:29 PM

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 20:20 DloraH, <seruq@bellsouth.net> wrote:
On Tue, 2018-06-26 at 18:01 +0200, De'vID wrote:
> >
> > Klingon word: jI'ev
> > Part of speech: noun
> > Definition: handle, knob, doorknob
> > Source: qep'a' 23

> Ha! A musical pun!

yIQIj
 
Say {jI'ev} "handle" out loud, and you should hear the name of a Baroque composer.
 
-- 
De'vID
 
 
 
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