tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 27 09:32:47 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Der (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, November 23, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: Der
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: yaw
>
>Additional Notes:
>HolQeD 11:2, p. 9. Aircraft nose points left or right.
"When the nose of an airplane or similar craft moves to the left or the
right, the plane is said to {Der} 'yaw'. [...] The attitude of an aircraft
is often talked about in terms of angles. The word for 'angle' is {tajvaj}.
Klingon {taH} means 'be at a negative angle'." (HQ 11.2:9)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons