tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 15 05:19:12 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] juvmeH mu'
Your measurements match those I got when I compared the metric and Klingon measurements on the Bird-of-Prey poster.
A kilogram is specifically a measure of mass, rather than force, so it should be mass if the gloss is to be taken literally. However, it is sometimes used colloquially in expressions like "On the moon, I'd only weigh about 15 kg!"
Page on cheb'a' at klingonska.org: http://klingonska.org/dict/?q=cheb%27a%27
A tlho'ren is roughly 1 quart or 1 liter, but exactly how much is uncertain.
http://klingonska.org/canon/1997-10-22-news.txt
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From: De'vID jonpIn [[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:23
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Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] juvmeH mu'
{'uj'a'} n. unit of length (approx. 315 cm) [{'uj} is from KGT]
{cheb} n. unit of weight (approx. 5 lbs or 2.25 kg) [{cheb'a'} is from {kBoP}]
{tlho'ren} n. unit approx. measure one quart/liter
chay' tIq 'uj? ('uj 'ab 'uj 'e' vISov 'ach tera'ngan 'uj 'ar 'oH
tlhIngan 'uj'e'?) wa' 'uj'a' chenmoH 'uj 'ar?
KGT says "about 35 cm", but I have in my notes "approx. 34.830 cm"
which is surprisingly precise. No idea where I got this from.
chay' ngI' cheb? chenmeH wa' cheb'a', 'arlogh boq'egh cheb?
Also, do these measure weight, or mass? (Presumably Kronos gravity is
not exactly Earth gravity.)
chay' muq tlho'ren? tlho'ren'a' tu'lu''a'?
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