[Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch: 'ay' cha'

[Felix Malmenbeck]

The scene features both a Borg Cube and a significantly smaller Borg Sphere, and the Cube is by far the most fearsome of the two. Spheres appear to be scout ships, whereas a single Cube can be used to conquer even a technologically advanced world.

I'd argue that Borg ngogh would be sufficient, however; Borg ngogh'a' would suggest that it was remarkable even by Borg Cube standards (perhaps a Borg Tactical Cube? http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Borg_tactical_cube ), which it really isn't.
Remember MO's comments on Qun'a': http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1999-07-19a-email.txt&get=source
the -'a' suggests it's one that stands out among many.

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From: De'vID jonpIn [de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com]
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Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch: 'ay' cha'


QeS 'utlh:
> Borg ngogh'a' [2],
> [2] Opinions on {ngogh'a'}?

Do you mean on {Borg ngogh'a'} for "Borg cube", or just {ngogh'a'} for "cube"?

I don't think "cube" when I read {ngogh'a'}, just a big block (i.e, something with six faces, two perpendicular to each 3-D axis, but not necessarily equal in size).  That may be sufficient to express the idea.  I don't know my Borg all that well, is it important that it's a cube because the cubes serve a special function?  Are they the command ships?  Are they larger than the others?  If the shape isn't the important point but the role is, maybe it's a {Borg Duj'a'}?  But if the shape matters, then try something with {meyrI'}, like {Borg meyrI ngogh'a'}?

Without knowing the Klingon word for "cube" (or how Klingons name 3-D shapes in general), anything that gets across the salient characteristic of a Borg cube, whatever that is, will do.

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De'vID
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