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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: velSo' 'uSqan
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Mar 28 11:14:08 2017
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 28, 2017
>
> Klingon word: velSo' 'uSqan
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: stainless steel
> Source: qepHom 2016
Literally "chromium iron":
velSo' chromium (n) (qepHom 2016)
'uSqan iron (element) (n) (qepHom 2015)
Typically, Okrand avoided anything so obvious as using {nguv} "be dyed/stained/tinted" and {nguvmoH} "dye/stain/tint"!
Note this line from the paq'batlh:
'ej bejtaHvIS baS moj jIb
his hair... turned to steel before his eyes (PB)
SEE ALSO:
baS metal (n)
Qu cast (metal) (v)
--
Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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