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

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon May 15 06:47:51 PDT 2023


Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, May 14, 2023

Klingon word: mIqta'
Part of speech: noun
Definition: machinery
Source: TKD
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(TKD 78):  For example, {jonta'} "engine" begins with {jon}, which is also found in {jonwI'} "engineer", and ends with {ta'}, which also occurs in {mIqta'} "machinery". The other members of these synonym sets, {QuQ} "engine" and {jo'} "machinery", cannot be further analyzed.

SEE ALSO:
jo' 	machinery (TKD), mechanism (KBOP) (n)
  - jopwI' jo' 	recoil machinery  (KBoP)
  - tal jo' 	cannon machinery (KBoP)
  - tel SeHwI' jo' 	wing control mechanism (KBoP)

jan 		device (n)
  - baHjan 	launcher
  - begh botjan 	deflector shield(s) [mechanism only?] 
  - peng baHjan 	(photon) torpedo launcher 
  - botjan 	shield(s) 
  - qa'vam jan 	Genesis Device
  - QoQ jan 	musical instrument
  - Saqjan 	landing gear
  - SeHjan 	control device, controller 
  - voDmeH jan 	drill
  - wab labwI' 	jan radio transmitter (device)
  - wIjwI' jan 	plough
  - wovmoHbogh jan 	light

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey 
    or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.





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