[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bal

[Gaerfindel]

On 12/6/2012 10:01 AM, qurgh lungqIj wrote:
> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, December 06, 2012
>
> Klingon word: bal
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: jug, jar, bottle
> Source: KGT
Once again, the beginner goes out on a limb...

{'Iw HIq bal} -- bloodwine bottle, IOW the type of bottle used for 
storing bloodwine
{bal 'Iw HIq} -- bottle of bloodwine(?)

{vaghmaH balmey 'Iw HIq ngaS qeghvam.} -- This keg/barrel contains 50 
bottles (worth) of bloodwine.

Or should that be written {vaghmaH bal 'Iw HIqmey 'Iw HIq ngaS qeghvam}, 
treating {bal 'Iw HIq} as a single unit (of measure)?

~quljIb