tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 11 04:00:22 2005
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Klingon WOTD: tIH (noun)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, May 11, 2005.
Category: General
Klingon word: tIH
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ray
Source: TKD (110 KE, 148 EK)
Swedish: stråle
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 56: The verb used for "shoot" when referring to disruptors is {bach}. Technically speaking, one shoots the energy beam from the disruptor. The general word for any energy beam ("ray") is {tIH}, so a disruptor's beam is {nISwI' tIH}. Thus, the correct formation is {nISwI' tIH bach} ("shoot the disruptor beam"). As a practical matter, however, the {tIH} is often left out, and {nISwI' bach} is the common way to say "shoot a disruptor." Similarly, {pu' bach} is "shoot a phaser."
Homonyms:
tIH (noun) - shaft (of spear)
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