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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 12, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: chuyDaH
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: thrusters

N.B. plural only; a single thruster is a {vIj}. 

  chuyDaH yIlaQ 
  Fire the thrusters! TKD

  chuyDaH! 
  Thrusters! TKD & ST3

  <chuyDaH yIchu'> ? 
  Engage thrusters! ST6 

  Hong boq chuyDaH: loS 
  Impulse Fusion Thrusters - 4. KBoP

  'o' chuyDaH Hongghor je 
  aft thrusters and impulse drive. KBoP


"Sub-light space propulsion used for delicate maneuvering." (KLS)

"Maneuvering thrusters are not responding!" (Ens. Ro, TNG "Cause and Effect") 


SOURCE: 
Appeared in ST3 to match Christopher Lloyd saying "thrusters" (in English).

See also:

lolSeHcha 		attitude control thrusters (n)
'eDSeHcha 		take-off/landing thrusters (n)

laQ 			fire, energize [e.g. thrusters] (v)
ghoS 			thrust (v)
vo' 			propel (v)
	
Der 			yaw (v)
tor 			pitch (v)
ron 			roll (v)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons