On 3/21/2017 2:43 PM, Steven Boozer wrote:
For “sail” I’ve always used *{joqwI''a'} – a MUCH bigger version of a {joqwI’} “flab, banner”.
(Lieven < MO, 1/09/2012): {tlhIm} is commonly used for a fabric wall hanging (that might, for example, have a picture of the Klingon emblem on it). If a piece of cloth is displayed at the end of a pole, it is considered a {joqwI'} ("flag"); a {tlhIm} covers some sort of surface.
I don’t know if this covers things hanging down from a horizontal pole or out from a diagonal pole. His point here seems to be that {joqwI’} are not hung on a wall. Okrand has related {joq} with sails:
(HQ 10.4): when a banner or sail flaps, the correct word to use is {joq} “flap, flutter, wave."
Well sure, but a sail is not doing its job if it's *joq*ing. Purely as original imagery—that is, I'm not suggesting this is THE word—I think of *SuS jonwI'* /wind catcher./ If you want to be more specific, *vo'meH SuS jonwI'*/wind catcher for propulsion./ Ooh! Ooh! How about *vo'meH vol* /sheet for propulsion/? -- SuStel http://trimboli.name