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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chuy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Thu Jul 18 23:58:42 2013
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:58:07 -0400
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
In-Reply-To: <BAY166-W587FD0445BE5C162974A5AA630@phx.gbl>
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On 7/18/2013 10:29 PM, Rohan Fenwick wrote:
> ghItlhpu' qurgh, jatlh:
> > Is {chuyDaH} "thrusters" - {chuy} + {DaH} "bank, array" - related?
> > (They do eject exhaust gases with some force that propel the vehicle.)
>
> A very great likelihood, I should think. Perhaps a shortening of
> *{chuymeH DaH} - maybe engineers' slang? :)
Not in Okrand's intention. {chuyDaH} appeared in Star Trek III to match
Christopher Lloyd's mouth saying "thrusters." {chuy} is clearly
unrelated onomatopoeia.
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