tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 06 13:29:14 2001

Back to archive top level

To this year's listing



[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]

RE: Klingon WOTD: waw' (n)




> : Klingon word:   waw'
> : Part of Speech: noun
> : Definition:     military base
> 
> I believe {waw'} was actually glossed slightly different in TKD as "base
> (military term)".  

So would a {waw''a'} be a "headquarters" then?  
 
> As used in canon:
> 
>   pa' 'oHtaH vaS'a''e'.  tlhIngan qum waw' 'oH. 
>   This is where the Klingon Great Hall is located, the center of
>   the Klingon government. (SkyBox S27)

Earlier I had wanted to use {waw'} for "Department (of a University)".  
This seems to support that usage.  
 
--
De'vID

--
tlhIngan-Hol FAQ and unsubscribe instructions:
http://www.bigfoot.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.htm
To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [email protected] 


Back to archive top level