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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: naHjej

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Mar 21 11:40:27 2017

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> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 21, 2017
> 
> Klingon word: naHjej
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: thistle
> Source: KGT:p88

(KGT 88):  a thistle (a flower with dangerously sharp leaves) is a {naHjej} (literally, "sharp fruit") 

For a "thorn", use {DuQwI'Hom} "(small) spike" also used for those little spikes on a d'k tahg:

  moQDaq DuQwI'Hommey jej tu'lu' 
  A brutally spiked pommel fastens the hilt together. SP2




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Voragh
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