Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 09, 2018 Klingon word: lut mIr Part of speech: noun Definition: series (literature, television) Source: Netflix press release _______________________________________________ <<Star Trek: Discovery>> lut mIrmeyvaD tlhIngan qotlhwI'qoq 'ang NETFLIX Netflix Releases Klingon Trailer for "Star Trek: Discovery" Series (Netflix press release) "A [TV] series can be called {lut mIr}." [qepHom 2017 p.12] "Of course, it's literal translation is 'story chain' or 'chain of stories' (parallel to the {lupwI' mIr}, 'train' from TNK) ... Besides, it was not a message, Okrand was sitting next to me and said 'do it this way'." [Lieven, 9/2017] CULTURAL NOTES: In John Ford's novel _The Final Reflection_ (TFR) there is a Klingon video series named "Battlecruiser Vengeance", featuring the adventures of Captain Koth of the Vengeance, in conflict with alien races - such as Humans, Romulans, Kinshaya and others - and trying to capture their ships. Koth of course was always triumphant. Each episode ended with him being asked who he was by those he had captured; he answered, "I am Captain Koth. Koth of the Vengeance. And this ship is my prize." SEE ALSO: veb be next (in a series, sequence) (v) vorgh be previous (v) One occasionally sees here on the mailing list *{jIHlut} "episode, TV show" and *{jIHlut'a'} or *{jIH'a' lut} "movie, motion picture". -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons