[Tlhingan-hol] points, lines, triangles, general shapes, higher dimensional geometry, and related vocabulary

[De'vID]

De'vID:
>> I'd really like to know more about Klingon vocabulary for geometry.
>> We have {meyrI'} for "square", and we sort of have {gho} for "circle",

Voragh:
> What do you mean "sort of"?
>
>   meyrI'Daq 'oHtaH gho'e'
>   The circle is in the square. [qep'a' 2005]
>
>   'Iw 'Ip ghomey
>   "Blood Oath Circles" {title of sculpture) KCD

I wasn't sure if it referred only to physical circles (hoops), or
abstract ones.  I guess the qep'a' 2005 sentence makes it clear that
it can refer to the abstract geometry shape.

De'vID:
>> and maybe we can somehow get rectangles and ellipses out of those, and

Voragh:
> You're thinking of something like *{meyrI' tIq} "long/extended square" for rectangle and *{gho tIq} "long/extended circle" for ellipse?

Exactly.  Or with {taQ} instead of {tIq}.

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De'vID