[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nav vaH

[Robyn Stewart]

I saw it for the first time today too.

in voice

voice out 

 

- Qov

 

From: lojmIttI'wI'nuv [mailto:lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com] 
Sent: March 24, 2016 8:17
To: tlhingan-hol at kli.org
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nav vaH

 

Okay, this is so close to another pun…

 

A bill, a payment request, something you must pay, is a {ghogh’ot}. 

 

It’s also known as an “invoice”. {ghogh} = “voice”. So, how does {‘ot} = “in”? Is it “to” backwards? That’s not enough. Clearly something is going on here that I’m not getting.

 

pItlh

lojmIt tI'wI'nuv

 

 

 

On Mar 24, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

 

SEE ALSO:> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2016




Klingon word: nav vaH
Part of speech: noun
Definition: envelope (paper cover)
Source: qepHom 2015 p.18


Lieven wrote (10/29/2015):  

Lieven L. Litaer (LL): We all know the word {nav} from TKD, which
  is simply labeled as "paper". In the Klingon Monopoly, it is
  used in a phrase {Huch nav} meaning a bill, in the sense of
  money. Can this word also be used for a "sheet of paper"?

Marc Okrand (MO): Yes, that's also {nav}.

[...]

MO:  Here are some more words related to paper: a letter, that is
  a message written on a sheet of paper and sent to someone is a
  {nav QIn}. An envelope is called {nav vaH}. In context, {vaH}
  by itself is enough. The word {vaH} can actually be used for
  everything you put something inside of it. It's a cover for it.
  A bill, a payment request, something you must pay, is a {ghogh'ot}.


SEE ALSO:
vaH                holster, sheath (n)
Huch              money (n)
qav'ap            rent, sum/amount (of money) (n) (MKE) 
qat                 wrap, encase (v) [i.e. to envelope (something)]



--
Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons




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