[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: taH

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 07, 2021

Klingon word: 	taH
Part of speech: 	verb
Definition: 	be at a negative angle
Source: 	TKD
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(HQ 11.2):  The attitude of a plane is its orientation relative to something, such as the {ghangwI'} "horizon". […]  The attitude of an aircraft is often talked about in terms of angles.  The word for angle is {tajvaj}.  Klingon {taH} means "be at a negative angle"/

(qurgh, 6/08/2004):  At SerentiyCon a couple of years back I got to spend the day with Marc. During his talk he had a Q and A session. No one was asking questions so I raised my hand and asked, with a smile, 'How can I be at a negative angle?' He replied, after a chuckle and a quick gloss of {taH} that it was referring to a ship, in space, that has rotated its nose downwards. It was moving in a negative angle. He went on to say that if it moved -90 degrees it would be pointing straight down. I believe I asked him why the word existed (or he volunteered it) and it had something to do with a line that was going to be spoken [in ST3], but was dropped later on. He didn't give the sentence though.

SEE ALSO:
yoy 		be upside down (v)
Don 		be parallel, go parallel to (v)
lol 		be in an attitude (v)
tom 		be tilted (v)
  - "{tom} means to be tilted. If you change something's angle, you say
      {vItommoH}." (Lieven < MO, 12/02/2018)
qaw’ 		tip/flip over (v)

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