tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 15 07:46:39 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: poH (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, November 15, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: poH
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: time
Never used in canon.
>Homonyms:
> poH (noun) - period of time
poH nI'
a long time (KGT 121)
{poH} as an element in the nouns {HovpoH} "Stardate", {leSpoH} "shore
leave", {nIbpoH} "deja vu" and in the noun phrases {puq poH} "generation",
{vatlh DIS poH} "century", {netlh DIS poH} "myriad, a period of 10,000 years".
Note the related time nouns {pIq} "period of time from now" and {ret}
"period of time ago". These words follow more specific time units. For
example:
cha' tup pIq
two minutes from now
cha' tup ret
two minutes ago
See Okrand's explanation in HolQeD 8.3 for more details.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons