[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chID
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Oct 3 10:00:15 PDT 2014
>>> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, October 03, 2014
>>>
>>> Klingon word: chID
>>> Part of speech: verb
>>> Definition: admit
Voragh:
>> QaghmeylIj tIchID, yIyoH
>> Have the courage to admit your mistakes. TKW
Anthony Appleyard:
> Can chID also mean "admit" in the sense "I admitted the petitioners into
> the room"?
Based on the one example we have, I would think not. Use the verb {chaw'} "allow, permit". E.g.
lengtaH 'e' yIchaw'
Let them continue on their way. (ENT "The Augments")
So:
pa' lu'el tlhobwI'mey 'e' vIchaw'.
I permitted/allowed the petitioners to enter the room.
Note that {'elmeH chaw'} is a ticket, lit. an "entry permit" (using the homophonous noun {chaw'} "permit". FYI other known permits are {HIjmeH chaw'} "stamp" (i.e. postal), {Huch chaw'} "credit card", {leng chaw'} "passport" and {yer ghajwI' chaw'} "title deed".
Another option might be using *{naw'moH} "cause to access", *{'elmoH} cause to enter", etc.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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