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Klingon WOTD: mIv (noun)
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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, May 30, 2008.
Category: Food
Klingon word: mIv
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: metal flat-bottomed pot (regional)
Source: KGT (219 KE, 253 EK)
Swedish: flatbottnad skål av metall (regionalt)
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 27: In some regions, a {bargh} made of metal is a {mIv} (which also means "helmet," even though, historically speaking, helmets are not necessarily made of metal) or a {mIv bargh} ("helmet pot"), while a ceramic {bargh} is called a {chor} (literally "belly") or {chor bargh} ("belly pot").
Synonyms: mIv bargh
Homonyms:
mIv (noun) - helmet
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