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

[Steven Boozer]

{ron} "roll, bank (e.g. aircraft)" (v.) [HQ 11.2]

When the plane banks or rolls to one side or the other so that, say, the left wing is pointed somewhat (or even a lot) upwards while the right wing is pointed somewhat (or a lot) downwards, or vice versa, it is said to {ron} "roll". [...] The attitude of an aircraft is often talked about in terms of angles. The word for angle is {tajvaj}. Klingon {taH} means "be at a negative angle."  [HQ 11.2]

{ronmoH} "bank, cause to roll (e.g. aircraft)" (v.) [HQ 11.2]

 Duj ronmoH 'orwI'
  the pilot banks the vessel (HQ 11.2)

 HoSHal ghajchugh vay', mI' naghmey tIronmoH. wa'maHlogh
 boq'egh mI' naghmey; chen qav'ap. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap yIDIl.
 If [energy source is] owned, throw dice and pay owner a
 total ten times amount shown. MKE


From: Bellerophon, modeler [mailto:bellerophon.modeler at gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 9:29 AM

Understandably, the writers of Klingon Monopoly interpreted "ron" in terms of dice. In terms of flight dynamics, where "ron" is used, it means something different. If an aircraft moved like a die, we wouldn't say it rolled, but that it tumbled.


On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 10:01 AM, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh at wizage.net<mailto:qurgh at wizage.net>> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, August 03, 2013

Klingon word: ronmoH
Part of speech: verb
Definition: roll, throw
Source: Klingon Monopoly, published 1 November 2011


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