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Re: Klingon WOTD: tI' (v)

Steven Boozer ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, October 14, 2004.
>
>Klingon word:   tI'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition:     fix, repair

Never used in canon.

>Additional Notes:
>See also {Dub}, {rach}.

"The verb {rach} has been translated variously as 'invigorate',  'fortify', 
and 'strengthen' ... When used in reference to a person, the verb {rach} 
suggests an improvement in health; when used in reference to an inanimate 
object, say, a mechanical device or the hull of a ship, {rach} also implies 
improvement or betterment. {rach} is to be distinguished from {tI'} 
'repair' in two ways: (1) {tI'} is generally not applied to living beings; 
(2) {tI'} suggests restoration to a previous state, not necessarily 
improvement. {rach} is also to be distinguished from {Dub} 'improve', which 
seems to be used primarily when what is being enhanced is of a more 
abstract nature (as when one improves or increases one's status, skill, 
understanding, etc.)."   [st.klingon 10/20/98]



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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