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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: SIp
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Jun 23 10:19:48 2014
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:19:41 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 23, 2014
>
> Klingon word: SIp
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: gas
yoq yIn yuQ 'oH Qo'noS'e'. yInSIp voQSIp je ngaS muDDaj.
Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. S27
nIn: rugh bIQSIp
Fuel - Anti Hydrogen. KBoP
HQ 12.4:8: When air (or gas) from the stomach works its way up and comes out of the mouth (often noisily), one is said to {ruq} "belch". Maltz said it is acceptable to refer to this gas as {Sip}, a general word for gas of any kind, but that gas produced within the body is known as {Qep'It".
KGT 75f. A third category of Klingon instrument is the {SuSDeq}, the windbag or bellows type. A {SuSDeq} has a flexible bag, usually made of animal skin, which is alternately filled with and emptied of air. This air passes over strips of various materials ({joQmey}), which vibrate as the air goes by, producing the musical tones.
Similar words:
muD atmosphere (n)
SeS steam (n)
tlhIch smoke (n)
SuS wind (n)
bIQSIp hydrogen (n)
rugh bIQSIp anti-hydrogen (n)
voQSIp nitrogen (n)
yInSIp oxygen (n)
Qab theragen [a Klingon nerve gas] (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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