Word "flag" in Klingon

Last modified: 2007-10-27 by antónio martins
Keywords: joqwi’ |  | ������ |
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Klingon word "lagh | " seems to mean "ensign" only in naval rank meaning, according to Ben Massey’s Klingon Encyclopedia); should one asume that this instance of English polysemy exists also in Klingon?

In one hand it is a completely unrealted, truely alien, language — so the answer is no. On the other hand, most its real-world users (mostly English-speaking) are probably not aware of such cross-cultural questions, so "lagh" may very well be used in both senses. (Cp. the famous science-fiction title "To Serve Man"…)

António Martins, 11 Aug 2007

Word " joqwI’ "

Word:

joqwI’

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Latin

Etym. family:

(uniques)

"JoqwI’" is also given in web Klingon resources, like the Klingonska website, quoting The Klingon Dictionary by Marc Okrand as the source (this is considered “the primary source” for Klingon).

"Joq" means: to flutter, flap, as of a banner or a sail, and is obviously the root of the word for flag which is obtained by sufixing it "-wI’" which is a "nominizer sufix" i.e. makes a noun from a verb; or to quote again from Klingonska:

Nominalizers (Turns Verb into Noun)

-wI’ one who is, one who does, thing which does, thing which is In reference to inanimate objects it means thing which does/is or thing which is used for when refering to beings it means one who does/is. E.g.: joqwI’ flag; nanwI’ chisel; baHwI’ gunner; pujwI’ weakling. Also used to say things like DoqwI’ the red one.

[TKD 3.2.2]

Željko Heimer, 16 Aug 2007

Word "  "

Word:



Image:

Transliteration:

joqwIɂ

Script:

pIqaD

Variant:

less common orthography form of "joqwI’"

Remarks:

unstable (see image) encoding (CSUR)

Word " ������ "

Word:

������

Image:

Transliteration:

joqwIɂ

Script:

Klinzhai (Mandel)

Variant:

less common orthography form of "joqwI’"

Remarks:

unstable (see image) encoding (CSUR + U-00180000)

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