[84031] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: QaQ (verb)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Jan 23 11:12:52 2008
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:10:28 -0600
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: QaQ
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be good
Used in canon:
nuqDaq 'oH Qe' QaQ'e'
Where is a good restaurant? TKD
bortaS bIr jablu'DI' reH QaQqu' nay'
Revenge is a dish best served cold. TKD
not Soj QaQ Qaw' tlhInganpu'
Klingons never destroy good food. CK
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
It is a good day to die. TKW
Heghlu'DI' mobbe'lu'chugh QaQqu' Hegh wanI'
Death is an experience best shared. TKW
HoD QaQbe' ghaH; reH to'waQ yIv
He/she is not a good captain; he/she always "chews ligament". KGT
qeS QaQ
[untranslated] (st.klingon)
>Synonyms: chong
"be profound, be thorough, be careful" [slang]
KGT 148-9: Literally "be vertical", this word is used to refer to one's
intellect, as in {chong tlhIngan SuvwI'} ("The Klingon warrior is
profound"--literally, "The Klingon warrior is vertical") [....] The word
{chong} may also be used as an exclamation expressing approval or
satisfaction, somewhat like standard {maj} ("good"). Thus, one may describe
one's feelings about a skillfully made knife or about an upcoming social
event by saying simply {chong} (literally, "vertical" but meaning "good,
excellent, admirable"). See also {qu'} (literally, "be fierce"), another
slang term used to express approval.
>Antonyms: qab
"be bad"
Related ideas:
{qaq} "be better"; {Dub} "improve"; {pov} "be excellent"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
