tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 31 12:01:55 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tu'lum (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, August 30, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: tu'lum
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: teacup (older or upper-class word)
>
>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.
KGT (p.42) continues:
Among the lower classesexcept for those working as servants for
the higher classeswords like ... {tu'lum} are known but seldom
used...
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons