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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: cha'pujqut
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri May 11 10:29:54 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 14:29:44 +0000
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> Klingon word: cha'pujqut
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: dilithium crystal
Used in canon:
cha'pujqutmey vIje' vIneH
I want to buy dilithium crystals. PK
cha'pujqutmey vIje' vIneHbej
I DEFINITELY want to buy dilithium crystals! PK
choH lISbogh Hap'e': cha'pujqut
Reaction Moderating Element - Crystalline Dilithium. KBoP
cha'pujqutmey chIm lutamlu'
Drained dilithium crystals are replaced. MKE
"[Dilithium crystal] is the only material known to Federation science to be nonreactive with antimatter when subjected to a high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) field in the megawatt range, rendering it 'porous' to antihydrogen." [(_Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual_, p.60]
N.B. raw crystals are called {Dom} (radans) [TOS "Elaan of Troyius"].
"The prisoners on Rura Penthe ... mine dilithium, required for warp propulsion systems." (TKW 190) Dilithium barges make regular deliveries from Rura Penthe. (ENT "Judgment")
cha'puj tlhIlHal vISuch vIneH
I want to visit the dilithium mines. CK
cha'puj vIngevmeH chaw' HInobneS
Give me a permit to sell dilithium, your honor. PK
yuQ SumDaq cha'puj law' Datu'.
Detect large sums of dilithium on nearby planet. MKE
Related words:
cha'puj dilithium (n)
qut crystal (n)
naghboch gemstone (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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