[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'e'nal

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   'e'nal
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition:     someone who married into the family

I.e. an "in-law".

Never used in a sentence.

HQ 9.3:  {'e'nal} ... does not specify the exact relationship

MO to Lieven (11/15/2010):  There was another question about whether *{loDnI'nal} and *{be'nI'nal} could be brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Maltz said he didn't think there were specific words for these concepts. He said to just describe the relationship: {loDnI' loDnal} and {be'nI' loDnal} for brother-in-law and {loDnI' be'nal} and {be'nI' be'nal} for sister-in-law. He said you could even say things like {be'nal loDnI' be'nal} "wife's brother's wife". But he preferred to call all these people {'e'nalpu'} "people who married into the family".

KCD:  MO's audio for {nalqaD} "mate challenge" tells us that *{nal} is NOT used as a word on its own, although it is also found in {be'nal} wife and {loDnal} husband.

Related words:

be'nal 				wife
loDnal 				husband
'IrneHnal & tennuSnal 	uncles by marriage
'e'mamnal & me'nal 		aunts by marriage


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons