Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, January 09, 2021 Klingon word: botjan Part of speech: noun Definition: shields, protective force fields on a ship _______________________________________________ botjan yIchu' Raise shields! KCD bISuvtaHvIS qarDaS bIghHa' peQ botjan Daveghchu' Fight your way beyond magnetic shield of Cardassian prison. MKE (Okrand in KCD): The Klingon word {botjan} refers to shields or protective force-fields on a ship. The hand-held shield associated with traditional hand-to-hand combat is called {yoD}. (KGT 67): The verb form of "shield" is also {yoD}, and to "shield oneself" is {yoD'egh}. (Although the Federation Standard word shields refers to both the old hand-held protective armor, and the force field protecting a vessel--the newer meaning clearly based on the older--in Klingon, there is no connection between the two. The force field on a ship is called {botjan}. To shield a ship, one must activate the shields, or {botjan chu'} ...) SEE: begh botjan deflector shield(s) (n) peQ botjan magnetic shield (n) SEE ALSO: begh deflectors (n) Surchem force field (n) HoSchem energy field (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.