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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bIQ'a'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Mar 21 10:09:10 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:09:00 -0500
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> Klingon word: bIQ'a'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: ocean
Used in canon:
bIQ'a'Daq 'oHtaH 'etlh'e'
The sword is in the ocean. KGT
(idiom: something has ended, it is impossible to return to a prior condition)
nuqDaq 'oH bIQ'a' HeH'e'
Where is the beach? (TalkNow!)
Cultural notes:
KGT 16: The Klingon Homeworld {Qo'noS}, usually rendered Kronos in Federation Standard, is a planet with basically one very large mass of land surrounded by ocean; perhaps continent is a comparable concept.
The Klingons have a sea-faring tradition and a history of naval warfare (cf. TKW p.33).
Related words:
SoD flood (n & v)
yu'egh wave (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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