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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jan
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Dec 26 10:04:31 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:04:21 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, December 23, 2012
>
> Klingon word: jan
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: musical instrument
> Source: KGT
{jan} by itself is just a device, {QoQ jan} is a musical instrument:
KGT 74: There are several types of Klingon musical instruments. Collectively, they are known as {QoQ jan} or {QoQ janmey} ... {QoQ}, as noted above, means "music"; {jan} is normally translated as "device" and is usually applied to some sort of sophisticated apparatus, but its use in {QoQ jan} may point to an earlier and less limited meaning, something like "implement". There are special words used to describe the various techniques employed in playing specific instruments, but the general term for "play a musical instrument" is {chu'}, which, when applied to technologically advanced devices, including weapons, means "activate". Indeed, out of context, {jan chu'} could mean either "activate the device" or "play the instrument", which may be why {QoQ jan} (musical instrument) is seldom shortened to simply {jan}.
qa'vam jan SeH DIvI'.
[The Federation controls the Genesis Device.] (ST3 DVD case)
qa'vam jan yISuq.
[Acquire the Genesis Device!] (ST3 DVD case)
janmey ngo' lulo'lu'DI' pIj jabbI'ID nISpu' woj
Older models were susceptible to radiation. S19
chaHvaD nIb yan wIjwI' jan je
They don't know how to distinguish a sword from a plough! PB
A {janHom} might be translated as "gadget, gizmo". Cf.:
Qapqu' wovmoHbogh janHommey
It even has working lights! (Hallmark)
Known types of {jan}:
botjan shield(s) (i.e. force fields)
begh botjan deflector shield(s)
peQ botjan magnetic shield
baHjan launcher
peng baHjan torpedo launcher
QoQ jan musical instrument
Saqjan landing gear
wIjwI' jan plough
wovmoHbogh jan light
Any more mentioned in the Haynes BOP Manual?
Related nouns:
jo' machinery, mechanism
mIqta' machinery
QuQ engine
jonta' engine
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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