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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qun
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri Dec 9 11:22:40 2016
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, December 09, 2016
>
> Klingon word: qun
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: history
jemS tIy qIrq. loDHom jIHDI' qIrq qun vIqImchoH.
James T. Kirk. I've followed his history since I was
a boy. (ST5 notes)
[i.e. "I've followed his career since I was a boy" in
the script and novelizaton.]
qun qon charghwI'pu''e'
History is written by the victors. TKW
This {vIttlhegh} is quoted in the paq'batlh (PB, intro):
tlhIngan tIgh yIpab
qun qon charghwI'pu''e'
quvmo' Hegh Hegh yInaD
Live the Klingon way,
History is written by the victors,
Celebrate death, for it is honorable.
SEE ALSO:
lut story
lurDech tradition
quH heritage
wIch myth, legend
N.B. Do not confuse with the verb {qun} "scold".
--
Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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