Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghItlhwI' 'echlet
nItlh 'echlet computer keyboard (qepHom 2014)
You might want to know that it was revealed at the last qepHom that a keyboard of piano keys can also be called a *nItlh 'echlet*.
Thanks for the note. Updating my notes I was reminded of may'ron raS piano (n) (qepHom 2020) HIvje’He piano in a piano bar (n) (qepHom 2020) Any ideas on what the difference between these is? The first is just {may'ron} “accordion, concertina” + {raS] “table” while the latter seems to be a pun: {HIvje’} + {He} “[beer] Steinway”. Some – okay, mainly me <g> -- have suggested that {leQ} “switch, button” could be used for a piano key. The relevant verb is {'uy} “press down” : (Lieven < qepHom 2014): And a [computer] mouse is a {'eQway'} … could have a {leQ} "button" (but more generally "switch") and it usually has two (a {poS leQ} and a {nIH leQ}, "left button" and "right button" respectively) … To "click" one of the buttons is to {'uy} “press down” (even though the action is really to press down and then release). To say to "click" on a link, for example, the verb {wIv} “select, choose” is used rather than {'uy}. -- Voragh ______________________________________________________________________________ From: James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 5:17 PM
nItlh 'echlet computer keyboard (qepHom 2014)
You might want to know that it was revealed at the last qepHom that a keyboard of piano keys can also be called a *nItlh 'echlet*.
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