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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mItlh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Jun 1 11:27:22 2017
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 01, 2017
>
> Klingon word: mItlh
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: forge (metal)
> Source: qepHom 2016
CULTURAL NOTES:
(KLS): The first [*bat'leth*] was forged by Kahless from a lock of his own hair which he placed in the lava from the Kri'stak volcano. He then plunged the burning lock into the lake of Lursor, twisted it into a blade and killed the evil tyrant Molor with it.
(KGT 59f.): According to Klingon tradition, the first *bat'leth* was forged by Kahless the Unforgettable ... Because of the importance of the *bat'leth* in Klingon tradition, however, they have taken to calling the *bat'leth* {betleH quv}...
When Data started dreaming of his father as a blacksmith, Worf told him "You are very fortunate" as this was a "powerful vision". (TNG "Birthright I")
Hmm... *{mItlhwI'} for "blacksmith"?
PUN:
Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional metal *mithril*? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithril )
SEE ALSO:
Qu cast (metal) (v)
baS metal (n)
'uSqan iron (n)
velSo' 'uSqan stainless steel (n)
QumeH ngaSwI' mold (for casting) (n)
baS laSvargh foundry (n)
--
Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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