[tlhIngan Hol] {law}, bat'telh in new words list

[MorphemeAddict]

ghunchu'wI':
Re nogree: I'm going to take that as a 'no'.

Thanks for checking on the spelling.

lay'SIv

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 9:16 PM, Alan Anderson <qunchuy at alcaco.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 6:41 PM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just discovered the word {law} in the New Words List, 'nogree (1/243 of
>> a circle)'. Was there a discussion here about this word? Are there other
>> words based on powers of three in Klingon math?
>>
>
> {cheb'a'} and {'uj'a'} are units of measurement equivalent to nine {cheb}
> and nine {'uj}, respectively.
>
> The idiom {wa'maH wej} meaning "it's complicated" is a reference to the
> archaic ternary-ish counting system. [The Klingon Dictionary gives
> examples: "Counting proceeded as follows: 1, 2, 3; 3+1, 3+2, 3+3; 2×3+1,
> 2×3+2, 2×3+3; 3×3+1, 3×3+2, 3×3+3; and then it got complicated."]
>
> Is the English for {betleH bey'} really 'Bat'telh display', or should it
>> be 'Bat'leth display'?
>>
>
> I took the "bat'telh" spelling from the scripts for ST:TNG and from the
> Star Trek Encyclopedia. Can someone with the recently revised and expanded
> edition of the Encyclopedia tell me whether it has changed the "official"
> spelling to more closely match the bizarre Federation pronunciation?
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'
>
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