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Re: Klingon WOTD: tu'lum (noun)

Steven Boozer ([email protected])



>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






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