tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 06 12:13:07 2000
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Speculation (Re: The Klingon word for "pun" should be 'oqIraD)
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Speculation (Re: The Klingon word for "pun" should be 'oqIraD)
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 15:12:35 EST
In a message dated 1/4/00 4:13:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected]
writes:
> > > qelI'qam = kilo[qam] = 1000 "feet" (snicker)
> > >
> > > Of course each [qam] would be about 16 feet long...
> va! I meant six feet...
>
Which is believable, if {qam} translates more literally as a "pace".
qelI'qam = "a thousand paces/the thousand pace mark"
Hmm...close to the maximum range of a longbow. I wonder...
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