tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 10 07:16:44 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: taH
> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 09, 2014
>
> Klingon word: taH
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be at a negative angle
HQ 11.2: The attitude of a plane is its orientation relative to something, such as the {ghangwI'} "horizon". ... 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".
Qurgh (6/08/2004): At SerentiyCon a couple of years back I got to spend the day with Marc. During his talk he had a Q and A session. No one was asking questions so I raised my hand and asked, with a smile, "How can I be at a negative angle?" He replied, after a chuckle and a quick gloss of {taH} that it was referring to a ship, in space, that has rotated its nose downwards. It was moving in a negative angle. He went on to say that if it moved -90 degrees it would be pointing straight down. I believe I asked him why the word existed (or he volunteered it) and it had something to do with a line that was going to be spoken [in ST3], but was dropped later on. He didn't give the sentence though.
qoror: Someone (not MO) at {qep'a' loSDIch} suggested it means "be tilted."
Similar words:
yoy be upside down (v)
Don be parallel, go parallel to (v)
lol be in an attitude (v)
tajvaj angle (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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