Klingon Word of the Day: natlIS
Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, November 09, 2023 Klingon word: natlIS Part of speech: noun Definition: last item in a list Source: HQ:v12n2p9 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: natlIS Part of speech: noun Definition: last item in a list Source: HQ:v12n2p9 _______________________________________________ (HQ 12.2:9): ... for the beginning of a list (of names or words, for example, whether spoken out loud or written on a scroll), one would say simply {pong wa'DIch} "first name" or {mu' wa'DIch} "first word". For the end, one could say {pong HochDIch} "last name" or {mu' HochDIch} "last word", but one could also use a special term for the end of the list, {natlIS}. (De’vID, 2/10/2018): "Be sorted" is {patlh}, which also means "have a rank of". So sort is {patlhmoH}, also meaning rank. The object of {patlhmoH} is not a list (as a whole) but the things in the list, the things to be ranked or sorted. {Sal} and {ghIr} cannot be used for sort order. To sort a list of English words alphabetically (or reverse alphabetically), use constructions like {wa’DIch A, HochDIch Z} or {wa’DIch Z, HochDIch A}. For a list of Klingon words, it would be "{wa’DIch bay, HochDIch qaghwI’}, {wa’DIch qaghwI’, HochDIch bay}." [And to the question of whether *{yoymoH} could be used for reversing a list, [Okrand] replied]: "No. Use {DopmoH} "cause to be opposite". (qep’a’ 2016): When asked about navigating lists or events, [Maltz] gave us {vorgh} "be previous" (opposite of {veb} "be next"). [One] Can also use {nungbogh} ({nung} "precede")… PUN: last but "not least" SEE ALSO: tetlh list; roll, scroll (n) ghu'lIS entry in a list (n) vorgh be previous (v) veb be next (v) Qav be final, last (v) nung precede (v) tlha' chase, follow (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
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