tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 12 07:38:09 2015
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'ul
> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 12, 2015
>
> Klingon word: 'ul
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: electricity
chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'ul law' tlhuD 'oH.
Painstiks... emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of inflicting pain. S32
KGT 65: the painstik, {'oy'naQ}, a long staff that emits a powerful (and painful) jolt of electricity ({'ul}). Though not an implement of ancient origins (its use of electricity attests to that)...
TREK TRIVIA:
The Companion in the Gamma Canaris region who rescued Zefram Cochrane was a cloud-creature consisting of ionized mixture of gases and "simple electricity". (TOS "Metamorphosis")
"Some creatures can pass energy through their bodies with no harm to themselves; the electric eel on Earth. The giant dryworm of Antos IV. The fluffy..." (Chekov, TOS "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
PUN:
At qep'a' loSDIch MO confirmed the suspicion of a list member about its origin: electronic goods sold in the US have a sticker on them saying UL ("Underwriter's Laboratory") showing they meet industry safety standards. (via Qov)
SEE ALSO:
'ul pat mutlhwI' electrician (n)
'ul Sech flashlight (n)
'ul 'aplo' battery (n)
HoS energy (n)
tlhuD emit [energy, radiation] (v)
Huj charge [up] (v)
rIH energize (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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