tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 21 08:03:47 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tera' (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, June 21, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: tera'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: Earth
As used in canon:
tera'vo' Qo'noS vIchegh
I return to Kronos from Earth. (st.klingon 7/99)
TM, (R) (c) je tera' DIS wa'-Hut-Hut-loS Paramount Pictures.
TM, (R) c.1994 Paramount Pictures. (Skybox Copyright)
tera' poH jaj wa', jar wa', jaj loSDIch, DIS wa'-Hut-Hut-chorgh:
HovpoHvetlh latlh nab yIHutlh
Save this Stardate: Sunday, January 4, 1998. STX
tera' vatlh DIS poH cha'maH loS bIyIn jeSlaHpa' Hoch
Be the first to journey to the 24th century. STX
Discussed by Okrand:
Sometimes the Klingon name is simply a rendition of the name used
by the inhabitants of the planet, such as {tera'} (Earth, Terra)
... No one ever says {romuluSya'} (Romulus) or {tera'ya'} (Earth)
(KGT 141-42)
And someone from {tera'} is, of course, a {tera'ngan} "Terran, Earther":
tera'ngan jIH
I'm a Terran. CK
tera'ngan ghaH
He/She is a Terran. CK
tera'ngan SoH'a'
Are you a Terran? CK
nuq mI'lIj, tera'ngan
What is your number, Terran? CK
Sum Daqmeyvam tera'ngan
These places are nearby, Terran. CK
yISop, tera'ngan
Bon appetit, Terran. ["Eat (it), Terran!"] CK
Ha'DIbaHmey meQ Sop 'e' tIv tera'nganpu'
Terrans enjoy eating burnt animals. [sic! for {lutIv}] CK
tera'nganvaD romuluS HIq jabQo'
They won't serve Romulan ale to Terrans. CK
tera'ngan motlhbe' SoH
You are an unusual Terran. PK
quvwIj DatIchpu', tera'ngan
[You have insulted my honor, Terran.] PK
toH tera'ngan
[So, Terran...] PK
wa' ghaH tera'ngan'e'
One is a Terran. (ST5 notes)
... tlhIngan'e', tera'ngan'e', romuluSngan'e'
[... a Klingon, a Terran, a Romulan] ST5
wa' tera'ngan je wa' romuluSngan
A Terran and a Romulan [sic]. ST5
qIm tera'ngan
Attention Earther! (KCD bumper sticker)
tera'ngan ghaH qama''e'
The prisoner is a Terran. KGT
Hoj; tera'ngan rur
cautious as a Terran KGT
raS ngeQ tera'ngan
The Terran bumps into the table. KGT
ngeQchuq tera'nganpu'
The Terrans collide with each other. KGT
tera'ngan ngIj
rowdy Terran KGT
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons