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

[Steven Boozer]

gheyIl
>>> I believe a measurement device in general would be called
>>> {juvmeH jan}.

De'vID:
>> yap wa' juvmeH jan: Hoqra'. Hoch juvlaH(law').

Brad Wilson:
> What's wrong with {juvwI'} ?
> Yes, is means the one who does the measuring, but is there any
> reason it can't also be the device that does the measuring?

There's nothing wrong with it.  People have long used the *{X-meH jan} pattern for all sorts of gizmos on the list.  It's the difference between a meter *{juvwI'} and a measuring device *{juvmeH jan}.  
 

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