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

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Philip Newton:
> > 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.

chaq naQjej wa'DIch chentaHvIS qeylIS maSwov tIH lo'.  qItbe'chugh ghu'
ghaHvaD qay'be'.  betleH chenmeH jIbDaj lo' 'e' wISovchu'.

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