tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 31 04:38:29 2001
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Klingon WOTD: per yuD (n)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, May 31, 2001.
Klingon word: per yuD
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: code name
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 48. The noun {tuH} refers to a military maneuver of any kind. A specific plan or strategem usually has a code name {per yuD} coined especially for the occasion and not necessarily used again. A {per yuD} is sometimes the name of an animal, sometimes the name of a Klingon historical figure, and it usually ends in {Qu'} ("mission, task"). Code names are the equivalent of Federation locutions such as "Operation Cougar" and are therefore often translated in that pattern: {targh Qu'} ("Operation [Targ]"), {lung Qu'} ("Operation Dragon"; a {lung} is not really a dragon, but that is a close approximation), {'aqtu' Qu'} ("Operation Aktuh").
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