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Re: Klingon WOTD: DoD (n)



> Klingon word:   DoD
> Part of Speech: noun
> Definition:     mark
 
ghunchu'wI':
: TKD specifically defines it as "mark (in coordinates)", as in
: {He wa'vatlh wa'maH wa' DoD wa'maH loS} "course 111 mark 14".
: It's used as a separator.

As used in canon:

  He pagh-pagh-pagh-DoD-cha' yInab
  Plot course zero-zero-zero, mark two. ST5 

  He wej pagh Soch DoD cha' 
  course 3-0-7-mark-2 (st.klingon) 

Note that {DoD} is the separator between the two parts of a coordinate bearing
or heading, and it's commonly used on the KLI list between parts of TKD section
numbers.  It's not a decimal point.

The decimal point is {vI'}, which is used in reading out numbers:

  cha' vI' vagh choQmey lutoghlu'
  Number of Decks: 2.5  KBoP

... measurements:

  wejvatlh loSmaH loS vI' vagh wej 'uj 'aD Duj
  Length: 120 M. KBoP

  loSmaH jav vI' Soch loS 'uj 'ab meH 
  Bridge Height: 16.28 M.  KBoP

  HIvtaHvIS toQDuj cha'vatlh wejmaH Soch vI' vagh chorgh 'uj 'ab 'oH 
  Attack Formation Height: 82.75 M.  KBoP

  qughtaHvIS toQDuj HutmaH vI' jav wa' 'uj 'ab 'oH 
  Cruise Formation Height: 31.56 M.  KBoP

  SaqtaHvIS toQDuj wa'vatlh loS vI' jav chorgh 'uj 'ab 'oH 
  Landing Formation Height: 36.46 M.  KBoP

... warp speeds:

  'aqroS qughDo: pIvlob Hut vI' vagh 
  Maximum Cruising Speed - Warp 9.5  KBoP

... ranges:

  jabbI'ID pup: Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq: cha' vI' chorgh loghqammey 
  High Resolution - Maximum Effective Range - 3.5 Light Years KBoP

... and stardates:

  HovpoH Hut vagh cha' wa' vI' jav Dujvam 'aghlu'pu' 'ach Qaw'lu'pu'. 
  [This ship was demonstrated on Stardate 9521.6 ... (untrans.)] S33



-- 
Voragh                       
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons


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