[84083] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: yoq (noun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Jan 29 10:45:42 2008
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:43:09 -0600
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, January 27, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: yoq
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: humanoid
Used in canon:
yoq yIn yuQ 'oH Qo'noS'e'. yInSIp voQSIp je ngaS muDDaj.
Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. S27
"Humanoid", "being (capable of language)", etc. used by Okrand:
"These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to humanoid anatomy, mean
'arm' and 'open, flat hand' (as opposed to a fist), respectively" (KGT 63)
"only a being of some sort can do something" (KGT 107)
"beings capable of language, for which {-Du'} and {-pu'}, respectively,
would be used" (KGT 33)
"A name for the inhabitant of a planet (and, therefore, the name of a race
of beings) is formed by adding {ngan} ('inhabitant') to the planet name"
(KGT 141)
"Another set of similes link humanoid species of various kinds to certain
qualities: {matlhHa'; romuluSngan rur} (disloyal as a Romulan), {qur;
verengan rur} (greedy as a Ferengi), {wIH; Hur'Iqngan rur} (ruthless as a
Hur'q), {Hoj; tera'ngan rur} (cautious as a Terran), {Hem; tlhIngan rur}
(proud as a Klingon), {nong; vulqangan rur} (passionate as a Vulcan)" (KGT
132)
"the Hur'q, a race of humanoids from the Gamma Quadrant" (KGT 153)
Trek trivia:
"Millions of years ago we were humanoid like yourselves." (Ayelborne, TOS
"Errand of Mercy")
"The mere presence of beings like yourselves is intensely painful to us."
(unidentified Organian, TOS "Errand of Mercy")
Related nouns:
{Dep} being (nonhumanoid); {HoSDo'} energy being; {ghot}/{nuv}
person; {yagh} organism; {Segh} race
Pun:
From "yokel"?
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
