[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tIH

[Philip Newton]

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 16:01, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh at wizage.net> wrote:
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, December 12, 2011
>
> Klingon word: tIH
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: shaft (of spear)

Homophonous with the noun {tIH} "ray" (TKD).

I'm guessing that the "ray" meaning may have originated as a
metaphorical extension of the "spear shaft" meaning - the rays of
(say) a star being considered like spears being sent out.

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>