[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mIr

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, August 11, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: mIr
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: chain

AFAIK never used in a sentence.

CULTURAL NOTES:
(KGT 150):  "As this word [{ghIgh}] literally means necklace, perhaps the slang usage is based on the old practice of identifying one's position within a military unit - for example, one's assignment on a ship - by means of a symbol hung on a chain worn around the neck.

TREK TRIVIA:
A stylized chain printed on one's clothes was used as a symbol of slavery on PLANET 892-IV. (TOS "Bread and Circuses")

SEE:
lupwI' mIr 	train (n)

  nuqDaq lupwI' mIr vItIj
  Where is the train station? (TalkNow!)

SEE ALSO:
tlhegh 		line, rope (n)
SIrgh 		string, thread, filament (n)
ghIgh 		necklace (n)

For a link (in a chain) I use {Qeb} "ring (for finger)" or {gho} "circle, loop".


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