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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bIm

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bIm
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:58:54 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, June 14, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: bIm
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: second tone of nonatonic scale

The nonatonic scale was discussed last week in the {'egh} thread.

PUN:
"re (ray), a drop of golden sun" - a ray is a *beam* of light.

Clever.  Okrand didn't go for the obvious {tIH} "ray, energy beam".


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