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jIHaD
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Office terminology
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09 17, 2009, 04:12: PM »
Well, I have a new job in the International Students and Scholars office at my college, and as I was making copies the other day, I found myself cursing the copier in Klingon...
So I thought, "Hmm... What would you call a copier in Klingon?" And that led to the making of a list.
law'moHwI'
- copier
ghogh HablI'
- telephone
nav HablI'
- FAX machine
De'wI'
- computer
HotlhwI'
- scanner
(nav) Qaw'wI'
- (paper) shredder
mavjop
- paperclip
tay'moHwI'
- staple
tay'moHwI' jan
- stapler
ghItlhwI'
- writing implement, pen, pencil
yaH
- desk, workstation
quS
- chair
veQ ngaSwI'
- traschcan, wastebasket
nav qawHaq
- file cabinet
Some words existed already (like
quS
) and some I had to coin (like
law'moHwI'
"thing which causes to be many" i.e. copier).
Hopefully, you can understand my logic with these.
I'm kind of stuck for others. I know I'm missing things. Any suggestions?
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logh 'oH HeH Qav'e'.
naDev 'entepray' Duj lengmey ta gherlu'.
Qu'Daj taHbogh: Hujbogh chu'bogh je qo' chovmeH, yIn chu', tayqeqmey chu' je SammeH, 'ej pe'vIl Daqmey'e' Suchpu'bogh pagh ghoSmeH.
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Re: Office terminology
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09 18, 2009, 07:19: AM »
Quote from: jIHaD on 09 17, 2009, 04:12: PM
vum yaH
- desk, workstation
yaH
(literally
duty station
) alone seems sufficient. If you must use
vum
work, toil
as a modifier, remember that it's a verb. You'd have to say
vummeH yaH
duty station for working
.
For "file cabinet", I'd probably say
nav qawHaq
paper memory banks
.
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jIHaD
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Re: Office terminology
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09 18, 2009, 04:05: PM »
Noted and amended.
Further suggestions, anyone?
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logh 'oH HeH Qav'e'.
naDev 'entepray' Duj lengmey ta gherlu'.
Qu'Daj taHbogh: Hujbogh chu'bogh je qo' chovmeH, yIn chu', tayqeqmey chu' je SammeH, 'ej pe'vIl Daqmey'e' Suchpu'bogh pagh ghoSmeH.
El Payaso Malo
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jaS jIvang-ghopwIj luQIHlu'chugh qIvonlIj vIpuplaH
Re: Office terminology
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09 13, 2010, 05:31: PM »
What about
mu' jan
or
mu' meyrI'
for "keyboard?"
rItlh
looks good for "ink." Also, even though it doesn't follow your pattern of tools or devices,
pIn
for "boss,
vu'wI'
for "manager" and
len
for a "break" go well in an office setting.
Or if it's a postal office, perhaps
beH
"rifle."
jIqID
"I joke."
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-'IwwIjDaq 'oH veS.
-ngoQ ghajnISbe' vIq. vIq ngoQ 'oH vIq. qatlh ngej rop'a' bIghelbe' 'ej qatlh meQ yotlh bIghelbe'. jISuvDI' meqwIj vIQIj 'e' DaghelQo'.
-qul ngaDHa' 'oH QeHwIj 'ej vaHbo' pubbogh 'Iw 'oH QeHwIj. choHIvmo' qaSuvbe'. bIyIntaHmo' qaSuv.
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