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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chuq
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Dec 22 10:23:03 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:22:44 -0600
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, December 22, 2011
>
> Klingon word: chuq
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: distance
As used in canon:
chorghSaD qelI'qam HIvchuq'e' vInoH
Estimating attack range in 8,000 kellicams. ST5
SuvwI' vI' Dub naQvam 'ej ray' HopDaq bachlu'meH chuqna' ghurmoH naQvam
This serves to steady the aim of a warrior and increase the effective range for distance targeting. S14
jabbI'ID pupHa': Qapchu'meH chuq: chorgh vI' chorgh loghqammey
Medium to Low Resolution - Effective Range - 11 Light Years. KBoP
jabbI'ID pup: Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq: cha' vI' chorgh loghqammey
High Resolution - Maximum Effective Range - 3.5 Light Years. KBoP
Related nouns:
chuqna' effective range
chuq'a' long range (n)
HIvchuq attack range
lurgh direction
Related verbs:
Sum be near/nearby
Hop be remote/far
Trek notes:
Attack range for a 23rd century B'rel-class BoP is approximately 1500 kellicams. (ST3)
The Enterprise was "in orbit range" of the Memory Alpha planetoid. (TOS "The Lights of Zetar")
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
For even more practice, see Lawrence M. Schoen's "DaHjaj Hol, your daily dose of Klingon language" at http://www.lawrencemschoen.com/tag/klingon/
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