tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 14 17:58:40 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: yIn (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, April 14, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: yIn
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: life
As used in canon:
yIn DayajmeH 'oy' yISIQ.
To understand life, endure pain. TKW
batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS
Honor is more important than life. TKW
ghopDu'wIjDaq yInmeyraj vIlaj
I accept your lives into my hands. KGT
yoq yIn yuQ 'oH Qo'noS'e'. yInSIp voQSIp je ngaS muDDaj.
Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. S27
yIn nI' yISIQ 'ej yIchep
Live long and prosper! RT
The noun {yIn} is an element in {yInSIp} oxygen, {yInroH} life signs,
{yIntagh} life-support system and {jatyIn} spiritual possession. (Note
that the syllable {yIn} appears in the expletive {yIntagh}, but this curse
appears to be un-analyzable.)
Note the homophonous verb {yIn} "live, survive".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons