tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 06 17:01:29 2002
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Re: Klingon WOTD: QIS (n)
- From: GusDog <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: QIS (n)
- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 16:14:18 -0500
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'Kris' is the English word for the wavy-bladed knives from Malaysia or
the Philippines.
Might {QIS} be another import into Klingon, like {qa'vIn} from caffeine?
Here's an example on the web:
http://www.kriscutlery.com/Kris/Philippine/KrisDagger.asp
-ghuStargh
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> This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2002.
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> Klingon word: QIS
> Part of Speech: noun
> Definition: wavy-bladed knife
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> Additional Notes:
> KGT p. 62.
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