[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'ul

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 04, 2019

Klingon word: 'ul
Part of speech: noun
Definition: electricity
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  chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'ul law' tlhuD 'oH. 
  Painstiks... emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of inflicting pain. S32

(KGT 65):  the painstik, {'oy'naQ}, a long staff that emits a powerful (and painful) jolt of electricity ({'ul}). Though not an implement of ancient origins (its use of electricity attests to that)...

PUN: 
At qep'a' loSDIch Okrand confirmed to Qov the suspicion of a list member about its origin:  Electronic goods sold in the US have a sticker on them saying UL ("Underwriter's Laboratory") showing they meet industry safety standards. 

SEE ALSO:
HoS 		energy (n)
pe'bIl 		lightning (n) 

tlhuD 		emit (energy, radiation) (v)
Huj 		charge (up) (v)
rIH 		energize (v)
ngIng 		have a negative charge (v)
ruS 		have a positive charge (v)
pan 		spark, emit sparks (v)
raw 		lightning (v)

TREK TRIVIA:
  The Companion in the Gamma Canaris region who rescued Zefram Cochrane was a cloud-creature consisting of ionized mixture of gases and "simple electricity".  (TOS "Metamorphosis")

  "Some creatures can pass energy through their bodies with no harm to themselves; the electric eel on Earth. The giant dryworm of Antos IV. The fluffy… " (Chekov, TOS "Who Mourns for Adonais?")

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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons