[84518] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: bIj (noun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Apr 28 10:59:08 2008
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:57:08 -0500
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, April 26, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: bIj
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: punishment
Never used in canon.
Related nouns:
{jIp} penalty; {wem} violation; {ruv} justice; {Sun} discipline
>Homonyms:
> bIj (verb) - punish
Used in canon:
qabIj
I punish you. KGT
Related verbs:
{wem} violate; {HeS} commit a crime; {yem} sin
Cf. also {mub} "be legal" vs. {Hat} "be illegal.
N.B. the synonym {Hup} "punish", which has never been used in canon. The
difference between {bIj} and {Hup} is unknown at this time.
Trek Trivia:
"You'll find there are many rules and regulations. They will be
posted. Violation of the smallest of them will be punished by
death." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")
Some Klingons take a similar approach WRT their language! E.g.:
Mistakes of this kind are simply not tolerated and there are no
recorded instances of anyone living long enough to repeat the
offense. [KGT 190]
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
