tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 07 08:46:32 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: beqpuj (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, July 7, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: beqpuj
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: type of mineral, [bekpuj] (orange in color)
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 82. If more specificity is necessary, the item in question is
>generally compared to something else that typically has a particular
>color. For example, {Doq 'ej beqpuj rur} means "(it) is {Doq} and
>resembles [bekpuj]," a common mineral that is bright orange.
Although {beqpuj} begins with {beq-}, I suspect this might be a variation
of {beQ} "be flat" since {beq} means "crew(man)". Another known mineral is
{cha'puj} "dilithium" which also ends in {-puj} - probably an unknown
geology-related morpheme with no relation to {puj} "be weak".
Related nouns are {tlhIl} "mineral", {tlhIlHal} "mine" and {tlhIlwI'} "miner".
A related verb is {tlhIl} "mine".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons