[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: pet

Philip Newton philip.newton at gmail.com
Sun Dec 31 07:48:10 PST 2017


On 2 December 2017 at 16:00, Klingon Word of the Day <kwotd at wizage.net> wrote:
> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, December 02, 2017
>
> Klingon word: pet
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be welded (together)
> Source: qepHom 2016

Compare the {petqaD} "bone-knitter, bone-mender" (possibly a pun on
"duck tape / duct tape").


Maltz said it was a good word, though sort of technical. (email to
Lieven, 2013-12-13)


"The surgeon typically injects a combined stimulant and pain killer,
before using a {petqaD} to bond broken bones in place and a dermal
regenerator to suture any wounds. Typical turn-around times allow an
injured crewman to return to his post within seven minutes." (Haynes
Klingon Bird-of-Prey manual, p.107)


Sometimes called a "bone-knitter" in the Federation; cf.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bone-knitting_laser ,
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bone_regenerator
-- 
Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>



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