tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 06 07:23:49 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: cha' (number)
At 05:00 AM Tuesday 5/6/2008, you wrote:
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
>
>Category: Numbers
>
>Klingon word: cha'
>Part of Speech: number
>Definition: two
Discussed by Okrand:
KGT 72: It is possible that, at some time in the past, the numerals were
"borrowed" into the lexicon of music in order to sing the scale but, for
some reason, the first three (presumably {wa'}, {cha'}, {wej} ["one", "two
KGT, "three"]) were either changed or never used.
Used in canon:
mulegh cha'
Two (of them) see me. TKD
cha' tlhInganpu'
two Klingons CK
Qo'noSDaq paw cha' DIvI' beq
Two Federation crewmen arrive on Kronos. PK
cha' HIvje' tIqem
Bring two glasses! PK
He pagh-pagh-pagh-DoD-cha' yInab!
Plot course zero-zero-zero, mark two. ST5
cha' DoSmey DIqIp
We hit two targets. KGT
(idiom: We disagree.)
naDev cha'maH cha' joQDu' tu'lu'
There are twenty-two ribs here. KGT
(i.e. there is something out of the ordinary going on, even if no one can
say exactly what)
cha'maH cha' joQDu' ghaj qama'
The prisoner has twenty-two ribs. KGT
(idiom suggesting that the prisoner is somehow a bit strange)
cha' qabDu'
two faces KGT
(idiom: means that two individuals are involved in some activity and no one
else, "face-to-face" or "one-on-one")
Suv cha' qabDu'
Two faces fight (i.e. "They are fighting one-on-one")
Suv qabDu' law'
Many faces fight KGT
(idiom: refers to a group participating in a single activity)
wa'maH cha' pemmey wa'maH cha' rammey je
twelve days and twelve nights
(idiom: "a long time") KGT
taj DopmeyDaq nargh cha' tajHom
Two small, secondary blades eject from the knife's sides SP2
HovpoH Hut vagh cha' wa' vI' jav Dujvam 'aghlu'pu' 'ach Qaw'lu'pu'
[This ship was demonstrated on Stardate 9521.6 but it was destroyed.
(untranslated)] S33
cha' vI' vagh choQmey lutoghlu'
Number of Decks: 2.5. KBoP
cha' choQmey naQ tu'lu' 'ej tep choQ bIngDaq lo' law' bID choQ tu'lu'
2 Full Decks and a Half Utility Deck under the Cargo Deck. KBoP
pIvchem lIngwI' DaHmey: cha'
Warp Field Generation Arrays ? 2. KBoP
jabbI'ID pup: Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq: cha' vI' chorgh loghqammey
High Resolution - Maximum Effective Range - 3.5 Light Years. KBoP
nISwI': cha' chang'engmey (telDaq lujomlu', nItebHa' lubaHlu')
Disruptor - 2 Pairs (Wing Mounted, Fire Linked) KBoP
He wej pagh Soch DoD cha'
course 3-0-7-mark-2 (st.k 11/21/99)
cha' tup pIq
two minutes from now (IMO, HQ 8.3:3)
cha' tup ret
two minutes ago (IMO, HQ 8.3:3)
cha' vatlh DIS poH
two centuries (IMO, HQ 8.3:3)
cha' vatlh DIS ret
two centuries ago (IMO, HQ 8.3:3)
cha' vatlh ben
200 years ago (IMO, HQ 8.3:3)
Related nouns:
{chang'eng} "pair"
>Homonyms:
> cha' (verb) - show, display (picture)
Used in canon:
wIy yIcha'
Show the tactical display! (ST:TMP, TKD & KCD)
HaSta yIcha'
Show the visual display! (ST:TMP & TKD)
DoS cha'
Display target! (clipped) ST:TMP
wIy cha'
Display tactical! (clipped) ST:TMP
mIvDaq pogh cha'
display a glove on (one's) helmet. KGT
(idiom: a matter has been postponed or rescheduled)
mIvwIjDaq poghlIj vIcha'
I display your glove on my helmet. KGT
(implies that the postponed matter is between the speaker and the addressee)
tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu' SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'
[It] has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon starships. SP1
motlh ray' luSamlaHmeH De' Qatlh cha' tlhIngan Duj jIH'a'
The main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with a complex target
acquisition grid. SP3
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons