[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: cheb

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: cheb
Part of speech: noun
Definition: unit weight approx. 5 pounds (2.25kg)
Source: Okrand on MSN
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(st.k [MSN] 10/22/1997):  A common unit of weight is {cheb}, which is around five pounds (2.25 kg or so).

Felix Malmenbeck recalculated the conversion: “All in all, 1 cheb ≈ 2,34 kg seems a decent rule of thumb.” (Felix, 7/26/2017)

SEE:
cheb'a'  	cheb'a (n) 

wejvatlh SochmaH vagh SaD cheb'a'mey ngI' Duj 
Mass: 8.7 KT.  (KBoP)

(charghwI’, 12/1999):  “[Okrand] said in a conversation surrounding but not in the HolQeD interview that most units of measure had alternate forms [with] {-'a'} added to mean "9 times", so that one {'uj'a'} = 9 {'ujmey}.” 

Cf. klingonska.org: http://klingonska.org/dict/?q=cheb    and    http://klingon.wiki/En/Measurements 

SEE ALSO:
wa'lay 		mass (n) 
'uj  		*uj* (unit of linear measure, approx. 35 cm.) (n)

ngI' 		have a weight of, weigh (v)
juv  		measure (v) 
‘ugh 		be heavy (v)
tIS 		be light (weight) (v)

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