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

Robyn Stewart robyn at flyingstart.ca
Thu Jun 28 18:03:33 PDT 2012


Given the gloss, I think {tI vIchIp} is equivalent to "I mow hair.". It's a special purpose verb for hair. 



On 2012-06-28, at 7:56, "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy at alcaco.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> Can {chip} be used for cutting or trimming other things - e.g. prune a plant - or do we use {poD] and {poDmoH} for that?
> 
> I use {chIp}, without hesitation or ironic intent, to describe mowing the lawn.
> 
> -- ghunchu'wI'
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