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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: num
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Jun 4 10:43:49 2015
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 14:43:21 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 04, 2015
>
> Klingon word: num
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: promote
> Source: TKD
tlhIngan Hol Danummo' pIquvmoH
Because you promote the Klingon language, we honor you. FMC
Danumlu'. Sa' Damoj.
Promoted to general. MKE
CULTURE NOTES:
"Promotion due to the death of a crewmate is commonplace on Klingon ships. [...] I honor Data's memory as I did Lieutenant Yar's by attempting to perform their duties as well as they did." (Worf to Troi, TNG "the Most Toys")
SEE ALSO:
tungHa' encourage (v)
tung discourage (v)
Sugh install [in office] (v)
moj become (v)
cho' succeed (to authority) (v)
gheS assume duties of, take on responsibilities (v)
Son relieve (v)
paj resign (v)
lu fall from power (v)
cho' succession (n)
nubwI' predecessor (n)
woQ authority, political power (n)
ngup authority, power, one in authority, one in charge (slang) (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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