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Klingon WOTD: mIv (noun)

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• Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:00:02 -0500
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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, February 15, 2006.

Category: Food

Klingon word:   mIv
Part of Speech: noun 
Definition:     metal flat-bottomed pot (regional) 
Source: KGT (219 KE, 253 EK) 
Swedish: flatbottnad skål av metall (regionalt)


Additional Notes:
KGT p. 27: In some regions, a {bargh} made of metal is a {mIv} (which also means "helmet," even though, historically speaking, helmets are not necessarily made of metal) or a {mIv bargh} ("helmet pot"), while a ceramic {bargh} is called a {chor} (literally "belly") or {chor bargh} ("belly pot").
 
Synonyms: mIv bargh  
Homonyms:
	mIv (noun) - helmet


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