tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 30 09:52:30 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: bach (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 30, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: bach
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: shoot
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 56. The verb used for "shoot" when referring to disruptors is
>{bach}. Technically speaking, one shoots the energy beam from the disruptor.
KGT p.56 continued:
The general word for any energy beam (ray) is {tIH}, so a disruptor's beam
is {nISwI' tIH}. Thus, the correct formation is {nISwI' tIH bach} ("shoot
the disruptor beam"). As a practical matter, however, the {tIH} is often
left out, and {nISwI' bach} is the common way to say shoot a disruptor.
Similarly, {pu' bach} is "shoot a phaser."
>See also {baH}.
i.e. "fire/launch (torpedo, rocket, missile)"
>Canon:
logh veQDaq bachchugh, yoH 'e' toblaHbe' SuvwI'
Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle. (MO's ST5 notes)
SuvwI' vI' Dub naQvam 'ej ray' HopDaq bachlu'meH chuqna' ghurmoH naQvam
This serves to steady the aim of a warrior and increase the effective range
for distance targeting. S14
>TKW p. 148
>{pe'vIl mu'qaDmey tIbach}
>Curse well!
The commonly heard sendoff "Curse well!"--roughly comparable in usage to the
Federation Standard "Good luck!"--literally means, "Shoot curses
forcefully!"
Curses are considered a weapon of a sort which must be propelled to their
targets. (TKW 148)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons