Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, February 17, 2017
Klingon word: pan Part of speech: verb Definition: spark, emit sparks Source: Email from ghunchu'wI' to the KLI's email discussion group on 22 August 2011
(ghunchu'wI', 8/22/2011): As the duel between Kahless and Molor continues, the opera repeats a phrase several times: {pan qeylIS betleH 'ej jach molor 'etlh} "Kahless's batlh'etlh sparks and Molor's sword roars." I might not be remembering the lyrics exactly, so please don't take them as perfect canon. ghunchu'wI' may have missed a word. This line shows up in paq'batlh as: qaStaHvIS wej rep pan qeylIS betleH 'ej jach molor 'etlh HoS [translation unavailable] {molor 'etlh HoS} "Molor's mighty/powerful sword" PUN: flash in a pan? SEE ALSO: HoS energy (n) 'ul electricity (n) Huj charge (up) (v) rIH energize (v) tlhuD emit (energy, radiation) (v) ngIng have a negative charge (v) ruS have a positive charge (v) wew glow (v) wov be light/bright (v) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons