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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tIH

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID jonpIn)
Wed Dec 14 08:48:12 2011

Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:47:54 +0100
From: "De'vID jonpIn" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan-Hol@kli.org
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Philip Newton:
> > 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.

chaq naQjej wa'DIch chentaHvIS qeylIS maSwov tIH lo'.  qItbe'chugh ghu'
ghaHvaD qay'be'.  betleH chenmeH jIbDaj lo' 'e' wISovchu'.

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<p><br>
Philip Newton:<br>
&gt; &gt; Klingon word: tIH<br>
&gt; &gt; Part of speech: noun<br>
&gt; &gt; Definition: shaft (of spear)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Homophonous with the noun {tIH} &quot;ray&quot; (TKD).<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;m guessing that the &quot;ray&quot; meaning may have originated =
as a<br>
&gt; metaphorical extension of the &quot;spear shaft&quot; meaning - the ra=
ys of<br>
&gt; (say) a star being considered like spears being sent out.</p>
<p>chaq naQjej wa&#39;DIch chentaHvIS qeylIS maSwov tIH lo&#39;.=A0 qItbe&#=
39;chugh ghu&#39; ghaHvaD qay&#39;be&#39;.=A0 betleH chenmeH jIbDaj lo&#39;=
 &#39;e&#39; wISovchu&#39;.=A0 </p>
<p>--<br>
De&#39;vID</p>

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