tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 07 09:02:07 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: DIvI'may'Duj (noun)
> >Klingon word: DIvI'may'Duj
> >Part of Speech: noun
> >Definition: Federation battle cruiser
Voragh:
>Used in canon:
>
> DIvI'may'DujmeyDaq
> at/to the Federation battle cruisers (TKD)
>
>Related nouns: {may'Duj} battle cruiser:
>
> qo'mey Sar charghtaHvIS chaH Dat tlhIngan may'Duj luleghDI' neH qIb
> nganpu' buQpu' may'Duj 'ej ghIjpu' 'oH. nIteb ghIjpu' je Deghvam
> this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the
> menacing profiles of their battlecruisers. SP1
>
> tlhIngan may'Duj, qItI'nga'
> Klingon Battle Cruiser, K'Tinga Class. S15
>
> qIvo'rIt may'Duj mach
> smaller version of a K'vort class cruiser. KBoP
SECULATION ALERT:
Why is {DIvI'may'Duj} considered one word, but {tlhIngan may'Duj}
isn't? Or.. Why isn't there a word *{wo'may'Duj}?
I wonder if {DIvI'may'Duj} might be better translated as "Federation style
battle cruiser" -- i.e. referring to the familiar saucer and tubular
nacelle configuration typical of Starfleet vessels. That would explain the
need for a special word since the Klingons' own ships are familiar and
"normal". It's the peculiar design that Terrans like for their warships
that's noteworthy.
Comments?
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons