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On 1/11/2012 10:56 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Klingon word: nItlh naQ
Part of speech: noun
Definition: pigment stick (slang)
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Never used in a sentence.
Language notes:
KGT 80f.: ...the practice of applying pigment with fingers, and the habit of referring to the ends of pigment sticks as {nItlhpachDu'}, a pigment stick is also often called a {nItlh naQ} (literally, "finger stick}), though this term is used almost exclusively by the artisans themselves. The word {DIj} means "use a {rItlh naQ}, paint with a {rItlh naQ}" [...] The verb {ngoH}, meaning "smear" in other contexts, is used for "paint using fingers.
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A good question for Maltz: Does {DIj} take a direct object? And is
that d.i. the object "painted?" For example, can I say:<br>
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{<i>Book of Kells</i> luDIj monkpu'}<br>
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Or must I say: {<i>Book of Kells</i> luchenmoHmeH monkpu' DIj.} <br>
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