tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 04 11:06:35 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: yaD (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, April 4, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: yaD
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: sword
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT. (slang). See also {yan}.
Similarly, a slang word for "sword" is {yaD} (literally, "toe"), based
on the Krotmag pronunciation of {yaD} as {yaN}, which to most Klingons
will sound like {yan} ("sword"). (KGT 22)
As for {yan}:
The word {'etlh} is used for "sword" in general, but it really means
"blade" of any kind... Another word normally translated "sword", {yan},
is more specific, referring to swords (that is, weapons with long blades)
only." (KGT 60f)
There's a photo of Worf's portable {lat} (shrine?) with its carved doors
open, containing a statuette of what appears to be Kahless holding a long
straight sword (interestingly, NOT his bat'leth) in TKW (p.210). Also,
some of the huge statues in the {Subpu' vaS} (Hall of Heroes) at Ty'Gokor
were holding straight swords; IIRC there's a photo of Gowron standing in
front of two such statues in KGT (p.98).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons