tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 27 08:44:40 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: chetvI' (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, December 27, 2005.
>
>Category: Weapons/War
>
>Klingon word: chetvI'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: torpedo tube
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 56: Ships are also equipped with an explosive weapon called a
>{peng}, usually translated as "torpedo," though "missle" might work just
>as well. The plural form of {peng} is a different word, {cha}. A {peng}
>is launched from a tube usually called a {DuS}, but another term,
>{chetvI'}, is also used, the distinction having something to do with how
>the projectile is actually loaded into the tube. The verb used for
>"launch" or "fire" a weapon of this type is {baH}, and there is even a
>special word, {ghuS}, meaning "prepare to launch." The warhead of the
>torpedo is called its {jorneb} (which seems to contain the verb {jor}
>["explode"] but is otherwise not analyzable).
>
>Synonyms: DuS
DuS wa'
torpedo tube number 1 (TKD)
wa' DuS
one torpedo tube (TKD)
>Homonyms:
> chetvI' (noun) - spear-throwing device
KGT p. 65: It may have been noticed that some of the terminology
associated with spears is identical to that associated with modern
weaponry, and certainly the vocabulary of spear-throwing was adapted for
the newer technology. [... ] The word {chetvI'} refers to both the tool
used to help throw the {tlhevjaQ} spear and also a torpedo tube of a
particular kind.
KGT p. 64f.: There is, in addition, at least one type of spear, the
{tlhevjaQ}, which employs a {chetvI'}, a stick with a hook at the end, as
an aid for throwing. There is a single verb, {wob}, that is used to
describe the full range of activities involved in putting the spear
properly into the spear-throwing aid and using the aid to hurl the spear:
{tlhevjaQ wob} ("He/she puts the tlhevjaQ into the chetvI' and hurls the
spear"). In speaking of this type of spear and spear-throwing technique, it
is still proper to use the verb {chuH} when talking about throwing the
spear at a target.
KGT p. 131: The word {chetvI'} ("torpedo tube") in the second expression
is also the name of a hooked stick used in throwing certain type of spear,
the {tlhevjaQ}. [...] While the {chetvI'} stick is certainly most useful
when used to hurl a spear, it cannot be said that it is worthless
otherwise. For example, if necessary, it can serve as a weapon in its own
right, as if a long cudgel.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons