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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tIH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Philip Newton)
Wed Dec 14 04:38:04 2011
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From: Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:37:28 +0100
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On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 16:01, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net> wrote:
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, December 12, 2011
>
> Klingon word: tIH
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: shaft (of spear)
Homophonous with the noun {tIH} "ray" (TKD).
I'm guessing that the "ray" meaning may have originated as a
metaphorical extension of the "spear shaft" meaning - the rays of
(say) a star being considered like spears being sent out.
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
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