[84475] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: ngI' (verb)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Apr 22 10:37:48 2008
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:35:20 -0500
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: ngI'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: have a weight of, weigh
Used in canon:
wejvatlh SochmaH vagh SaD cheb'a'mey ngI' Duj
Mass: 8.7 KT (KBoP)
Known Klingon units of weight are the {cheb} ("around five pounds [2.25 kg
or so]") and the {cheb'a'} (equal to 9 times a {cheb}). DloraH has a web
page comparing {chebmey} to kilograms and pounds at
<https://65.13.120.12:80/tlhIngan/cheb-uj.htm>https://65.13.120.12:80/tlhIngan/cheb-uj.htm
.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
