Klingon Pocket Dictionary

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tlh: qung
pos: noun
en: hole in wind instrument, hole, perforation
sv: hål i blåsinstrument, hål, reva
desc: cannot be filled (goes through s.t.)
def: HolQeD-10-2 p.8
ref: 2012-01-26-Email
cite: qung wejDIch qew cover the third hole (in a musical instrument) with the (tip of the) ring finger (qung hole in musical instrument, wejDIch third) [HolQeD-10-2 p.8]
cite: qung wejDIch HengmeH qewwI’ lo’ (in order) to finger the third hole, he/she uses the ring finger (-meH in order to, lo’ use) [HolQeD-10-2 p.8]
cite: qung, the word for hole in a musical instrument, can't be used for a hole in the ground, but it could be used for a bullet hole or a hole in a shirt (including buttonholes, moth holes, accidental rips, etc.) or a hole in the roof. You can fill (teb) a QemjIq, but not a qung. [2012-01-26-Email]
pun: Mandarin Chinese: "Pinyin *kong* ('hole') is pronounced with the same [u] sound as Klingon qung" (André Müller, 12/21/2012)
tag: 2001; music
id: EuN
 
tlh: QemjIq
pos: noun
en: hole, cavity
sv: hål, grop
desc: can be filled (has a bottom)
def: 2012-01-26-Email
cite: hole (like a hole in the ground) is QemjIq. This can also be used for the hollow in a tree. qung, the word for hole in a musical instrument, can't be used for a hole in the ground, but it could be used for a bullet hole or a hole in a shirt (including buttonholes, moth holes, accidental rips, etc.) or a hole in the roof. You can fill (teb) a QemjIq, but not a qung. [2012-01-26-Email]
tag: 2012
id: QHh