tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 25 07:39:28 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: na' (v)
: Klingon word: na'
: Part of Speech: verb
: Definition: be salty, brackish
: Additional Notes: KGT.
As used in canon:
"The word {Dargh} refers to the beverage only. If plants or animal
parts are dried and, if necessary, chopped up before being steeped
in boiling water to produce {Dargh}, this preparation is called
{Qenvob}. Often, however, there is no {Qenvob}; the tea is made by
simply picking thorns, leaves, petals, or seeds off of a plant and
immediately immersing them in the water. Usually brackish water
(bIQ na') is best." (KGT p.96)
Note the pun with Na (natrium), the chemical symbol for sodium. Salt is sodium
chloride (NaCl).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons