[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Du' naH

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 05, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: Du' naH
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: produce

KGT 89:  Fruit or vegetables that come from a farm ({Du'}) are called either {naH} alone or {Du' naH} ("farm fruit or vegetable" or "produce"); the wild variety is termed {naH tlhab} (literally, "free fruit or vegetable").

KGT 63:  the smaller {naH taj} (literally, "vegetable knife" or "fruit knife", a kind of knife used for training but also for cutting parts off of growing plants.

And to review other farming vocabulary:

KGT 89:  Agriculture ({Satlh}) is practiced to a certain extent, though it is common to gather uncultivated plants as well. [...] The verb {yob} (harvest) is used to refer to gathering up plants or plant parts, whether from a field ({yotlh}) that has been sown or out in the wild. The verb meaning "farm" is {wIj}; that meaning "plant" (referring to vegetation of any kind) is {poch}. One may say {Sor poch} ("He/she plants a tree"), {lav poch} ("He/she plants a shrub"), and even {naH poch} ("He/she plants fruit or vegetables"), referring to the ultimate use of the plant as a food source.

>From the paq'batlh we know that a plow is {wIjwI' jan} and Qov (8/20/2013) suggested *{yobmeH mIqta'} "harvesting machinery", commenting:

  I dunno what Klingon agricultural machinery looks like, but I'll
  bet it is glistening with sharp blades and has very little in the
  way of safety precautions." 


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons