tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 30 06:58:05 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tlhIl (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, June 30, 2005.
>
>Category: General
>
>Klingon word: tlhIl
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: mineral
Never used in canon.
Cf. also the general nouns {nagh} "rock, stone" and {qut}
"crystal". Specific types of minerals and mined crystals include {beqpuj}
bekpuj, {toplIn} topaline and {cha'pujqut} dilithium crystal.
>Homonyms:
> tlhIl (verb) - mine
See also {tlhIlHal} "a mine":
cha'puj tlhIlHal vISuch vIneH
I want to visit the dilithium mines. CK
tlhIlHal yIngev!
Sell the mine! KGT
tlhIlHal yIngIv!
Patrol the mine! KGT
A {tlhIlwI'} is a "miner".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons