tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 07 13:12:35 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Do (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, April 7, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: Do
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: velocity
Never used in canon.
Related nouns:
{gho'Do} "sublight (speed)" and {qughDo} "cruising speed". Presumably
*{pIvDo} "warp speed" is possible, though we've never seen it used except
on the mailing list.
Cf. also {Do Qe'} *Dok'e*, a "velocity restaurant" (i.e. a fast food joint):
KGT 102ff.: Some restaurants post a sign reading {moD Soj} ("the food
hurries"). This means that the restaurant, sometimes called a {Do Qe'}
("velocity restaurant"), caters to those who have a limited amount of time
to eat before returning to their various duties. In such an establishment,
the menu is limited and changes quite infrequently. Orders are given and
taken quickly, and lingering is uncommon. Each dish is prepared and served
in one way and one way only, so it is inappropriate, for example, to say
whether sauce is desired. The person taking the order is, in this case,
called not a {jabwI'} ("server") but, instead, a {tebwI'} ("filler"),
presumably because he or she fills a platter ({'elpI'}) with the requested
food. Customers, even those who have never been in the establishment
before, are assumed to be familiar with all details of the fare and
procedures. It is not uncommon for a {tebwI'} to become a bit testy (a
subtle change in temperament, to be sure) if a customer hesitates or asks
questions while giving an order. Other customers will probably show their
annoyance as well. A regular patron of a {Do Qe'} tends to order the same
dishes on each visit.
Related verbs:
{moD} hurry; {chung} accelerate
Related adverbials:
{tugh} soon; {nom} fast, quickly
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons