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Re: Klingon WOTD: QIS (n)

'Kris' is the English word for the wavy-bladed knives from Malaysia or 
the Philippines.

Might {QIS} be another import into Klingon, like {qa'vIn} from caffeine?

Here's an example on the web:
http://www.kriscutlery.com/Kris/Philippine/KrisDagger.asp

-ghuStargh


dspeers@bigfoot.com wrote:

> This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2002.
> 
> Klingon word:   QIS
> Part of Speech: noun
> Definition:     wavy-bladed knife
> 
> Additional Notes:
> KGT p. 62.
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