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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   rav
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition:     floor, minimum
 
1. {rav} "floor" in canon:

  'IQ; rav rur 
  sad as a floor (KGT}

  rav Qay' 
  touch the floor with the little toe. (HQ 10.2)

  rav vel tlhIm 
  the carpet covers the floor (Lieven Litaer < MO, 1/09/2012)

  rav velmeH tlhIm lo' 
  lay a carpet
  (i.e. "use a carpet to cover the floor") (Lieven Litaer < MO, 1/09/2012)

Related words:

choQ 	deck (n)
bIS'ub 	bottom (interior) (n)
rav'eq  	ceiling (n.) [etymologically related to {rav}?]


2. {rav} "minimum" in canon:

  Hung buv rav: patlh Hut 
  classified level 9 and above (KBoP)

  nen rav: chorgh ben 
  AGES 8 to Adult (MKE)

  QujwI' ghom rav: cha'; 'aqroS: jav 
  2 to 6 players (MKE)

Notice that {'aqroS} "top (interior)" is also used for "maximum" on the BOP Poster:

  'aqroS qughDo: pIvlob Hut vI' vagh 
  Maximum Cruising Speed - Warp 9.5 KBoP

  jabbI'ID pup: Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq: cha' vI' chorgh loghqammey 
  High Resolution - Maximum Effective Range - 3.5 Light Years. KBoP


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons