[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chal bIQ

[Will Martin]

Not all Klingon word combinations are rationalized English translations. If a Klingon thinks “sky water” is what we call “rain” he could very well think what we call “rain water” is just “water”. 

The English term considers the source, whereas the Klingon term considers the current location. 

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> On Mar 11, 2020, at 6:25 PM, Scott D. Randel <amavocet at comcast.net> wrote:
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> It sounds to me like a better translation would be "rainwater."
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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> Klingon word: chal bIQ
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: rain
> Source: qep'a' 24
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