tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 29 03:01:35 2005
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Klingon WOTD: chetvI' (noun)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, December 29, 2005.
Category: Weapons/War
Klingon word: chetvI'
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: torpedo tube
Source: TKD (82 KE, 157 EK, 159 EK)
Swedish: torpedtub
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
Homonyms:
chetvI' (noun) - spear-throwing device
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