tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 03 16:47:15 2002
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tuj (n)
From: "qe'San (temp ADSL email)" <[email protected]>
> > >Klingon word: tuj
> > >Part of Speech: noun
> > >Definition: heat
> >
> > The noun has never been used in canon.
> >
> > Note the homophonous verb {tuj} "be hot". Oddly, the opposite quality
> > {bIr} "be cold" does not have a corresponding noun *{bIr} "cold". (Or
> > Maltz simply forgot to mention it.)
>
> My understanding of physics may be lacking so forgive me but
> maybe there isn't a noun at all for "cold" untold or otherwise.
> Isn't cold a lack of heat i.e.
> heat is something
> cold is a lack of something.
Hmm! What about /tujHa'ghach/?
SuStel
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