tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 26 08:32:20 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: baS (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, May 26, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: baS
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: metal
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 97. The general term for a pot is {'un}. Pots that may be put on
>top of a fire in order to heat their contents are made of metal ({baS});
>others may be made of either metal or ceramic material ({nagh} [literally,
>"stone"]).
More notes:
"In some regions, a {bargh} [flat-bottomed pot] made of metal is a {mIv}
(which also means "helmet", even though, historically speaking, helmets are
not necessarily made of metal)..." (KGT 27)
"Each dish is brought to the table ({raS}) on a platter ({'elpI'}), usually
made of metal." (KGT 99)
"The general term for a percussion instrument of any kind is {'In} ... The
{'In} itself may be made entirely of metal (in which case it might be
described as a bell, though in Klingon it is simply termed {baS 'In}, or
'metal {'In}')" (KGT 74-75)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons