tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 26 08:07:48 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tu'lum (n)
: Klingon word: tu'lum
: Part of Speech: noun
: Definition: teacup
:
: Additional Notes:
: KGT p. 42. Among the upper-classes, the word {tu'lum} is used with some
: frequency, though, strictly speaking, this archaic word used to mean only
: a cup made of metal.
: See also {Dargh HIvje'}.
{Dargh HIvje'} "teacup" is the more common word:
A container from which drinks are consumed is a {HIvje'}. This word is
used for any sort of drinking vessel: glass, cup, mug, stein, goblet,
tumbler, and so on. If necessary, {HIvje'} can also be used to refer
to drinking vessels normally not associated with Klingon culture--for
example, crystal stemware. Since certain drinks are typically associated
with certain containers, saying the type of drink plus {HIvje'} indicates
the type of cup or glass as well: {'Iw HIq HIvje'} ("bloodwine glass"),
{qa'vIn HIvje'} ("coffee mug"), {baqghol HIvje'} ("bahgol cup"). Unless
specified further, {HIq HIvje'} ("liquor glass") usually means a tankard
or stein for beer or ale. [....] Some drinks are served in special
containers, such as the {runpI'} (teapot) used in the making of {Dargh}
(tea), and are then poured [{qang}] into the appropriate {HIvje'}."
(KGT p.99)
Tea may be made either in a teapot (runpI') or directly in the teacup
(Dargh HIvje'}, or, if not a cup specifically designed for drinking tea,
just {HIvje'}). (KGT p.96)
A "modern" {tu'lum} and {runpI'} were seen when the Duras sisters offered
Jean-Luc Picard some Earl Grey tea - the sisters did their homework! - when he
visited their home on Kronos to discuss K'mpec's successor as Leader of the
High Council (TNG "Redemption I").
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons