tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 21 07:46:52 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: matHa' (noun)
At 06:00 AM Wednesday 3/21/2007, you wrote:
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: matHa'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: gunner
Used in canon:
matHa', DoS jonta' neH.
Gunner: target engine only. ST3
Discussed in canon:
The other word for "gunner", {matHa'}, remains impervious to analysis.
(TKD, intro to the word list)
[Can anyone supply a page reference? I don't have my TKD with me.]
>Synonyms: baHwI'
... which consists of the verb {baH} "fire (a torpedo)" plus {-wI'}
"one who does". Thus, {baHwI'} is literally "one who fires [a torpedo]."
(TKD 20)
Used in canon:
baHwI'pu'vam
these gunners TKD
baHwI', DoS yIbuS. QuQ neH. yaj'a'?
Gunner: Target engine only - Understood? ST3
po'neS baHwI'pu'lI'
Your gunners are skilled, your Honor. PK
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons