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Klingon WOTD: tu'lum (noun)

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• Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:00:05 -0400
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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, August 30, 2006.

Category: Food

Klingon word:   tu'lum
Part of Speech: noun 
Definition:     teacup (older or upper-class word) 
Source: KGT (228 KE, 260 EK) 
Swedish: tékopp (äldre ord eller överklassord)


Additional Notes:
KGT p. 42: Similarly, the common word for "teacup" is {Dargh HIvje'} (literally "tea drinking vessel").  Among the upper classes, the word {tu'lum} is used with some frequency, though, strictly speaking, this archaic word used to mean only a cup made of metal.
 
Synonyms: Dargh HIvje'  

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