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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mIv'a'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Apr 18 10:12:04 2013
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>, "tlhingan-hol@kli.org"
<tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:11:45 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, April 18, 2013
>
> Klingon word: mIv'a'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: crown
KGT 58: old armor included headgear of some kind apparently called a {mIv}, which, in modern Klingon, means helmet. The word also survives in the word {mIv'a'} (crown; literally, "big helmet" or "great helmet"), a ceremonial headpiece worn by some Klingon emperors.
Klingons in some regions may not be that impressed by either:
KGT 27f.: In some regions, a {bargh} [pot] made of metal is a {mIv} (which also means helmet, even though, historically speaking, helmets are not necessarily made of metal), or a {mIv bargh} ("helmet pot")
{mIv} in canon:
Du'IHchoHmoH mIvvam
This helmet suits you. TKD
mIv DaS je tuQ ra'wI'
The commander is wearing a helmet and a boot. KGT
mIv je DaS tuQ ra'wI'
The commander is in full dress uniform. (idiom) KGT
mIvwIjDaq poghlIj vIcha'
I display your glove on my helmet. (idiom) KGT
[implies that a postponed matter is between the speaker and the addressee]
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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