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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: ron
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: roll
> Source: HolQeD, Klingon Monopoly

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".

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

  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

Note the idiom {mI' naghmey ronmoH} "throw (roll) dice".


Some useful general verbs for {'orwI'pu'} include:

'or  		operate (an aircraft), pilot
raQ  		manipulate (controls) by hand,  handle

Other verbs of motion from the same HQ article in re {muD Dujmey}:

Dav  		sway
Der  		yaw
jer  		surge
lol 		be in an attitude
tor  		pitch


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons