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Klingon WOTD: ghuS (verb)
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Wed Apr 23 06:06:51 2008
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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Category: Stative Verbs
Klingon word: ghuS
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be prepared, ready (to launch)
Source: TKD (87 KE, 147 EK)
Swedish: vara beredd, vara redo (att avfyra)
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 56: Ships are also equipped with an explosive weapon called a {peng}, usually translated as "torpedo," though "missle" might work just as well. The plural form of {peng} is a different word, {cha}. A {peng} is launched from a tube usually called a {DuS}, but another term, {chetvI'}, is also used, the distinction having something to do with how the projectile is actually loaded into the tube. The verb used for "launch" or "fire" a weapon of this type is {baH}, and there is even a special word, {ghuS}, meaning "prepare to launch." The warhead of the torpedo is called its {jorneb} (which seems to contain the verb {jor} ["explode"] but is otherwise not analyzable).
Homonyms:
ghuS (verb) - lower (spear) to horizontal to attack
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