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

[David Trimboli]

On 7/18/2013 10:29 PM, Rohan Fenwick wrote:
> ghItlhpu' qurgh, jatlh:
>  > Is {chuyDaH} "thrusters" - {chuy} + {DaH} "bank, array" - related?
>  > (They do eject exhaust gases with some force that propel the vehicle.)
>
> A very great likelihood, I should think. Perhaps a shortening of
> *{chuymeH DaH} - maybe engineers' slang? :)

Not in Okrand's intention. {chuyDaH} appeared in Star Trek III to match 
Christopher Lloyd's mouth saying "thrusters." {chuy} is clearly 
unrelated onomatopoeia.

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