tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 31 10:37:32 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: jonta' (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, January 31, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: jonta'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: engine
As used in canon:
jonta' neH
only the engine TKD
matHa', DoS jonta' neH.
Gunner: target engine only. ST3
Note the related nouns {jonpIn} "engineering officer" and {jonwI'}
"engineer" - although there is no known word *{jon} having anything to do
with engines.
>Additional Notes:
>See also {nguSDI'}, {QuQ}.
{QuQ} is a synonym to {jonta'}, both referring to a starship's engine:
tujqu'choH QuQ
The engine is overheating. TKD/CK
baHwI', DoS yIbuS. QuQ neH. yaj'a'?
Gunner: Target engine only - Understood? ST3
{nguSDI'} however means "motor", which is not the same thing as an engine:
tal SeHwI' nguSDI'
cannon control motor KBoP
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