Gashukubi

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Contents 1 Vilani 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Related Terms 1.4 References

[edit] Vilani

[edit] Etymology

(from kaashukapi -- kaashu “to be hazardous, deadly” + kap “palm of the hand” + i "a people"; lit. “the people who are to you as the slapping hand is to an insect,” the pre-contact nickname given to the inhabitants of Sabmiqys)

[edit] Adjective

Gashukubi

1. (Low Vilani slang) certain death.

[edit] Related Terms

• meson gun
• Sabmiqys (Antares 2117)

[edit] References

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