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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Dogh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Nov 21 09:46:27 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:46:10 -0600
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 19, 2011
>
> Klingon word: Dogh
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be foolish, silly
As used in canon:
Dogh; tIghla' rur
foolish as a t'gla KGT
bIDogh
You are silly. KLS
Cultural notes:
KGT 122: The idiomatic expression {ghaH vuv SuS neH} ("he/she wants the wind to respect him/her") comes from the same story; it is used to mean "He/she is foolish" or "He/she is a fool". For example, one might answer the question {qatlh betleHDaj tlhapbe'?} ("Why doesn't he take his bat'leth?") by saying {ghaH vuv SuS neH} ("He wants the wind to respect him"--that is, "He's a fool"). The expression can be modified to apply to different persons or situations: {muvuvpu' SuS vIneH} ("I wanted the wind to respect me"--in other words, "I acted like a fool").
Trek notes:
"Obviously you do not know the difference between courage and foolhardiness."
(Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")
Related verbs:
{QIp} be stupid, {tlhaQ} be funny, {qID} make/tell a joke, {toj} "deceive, trick"; ant. {Sagh} be serious
Related nouns:
{qoH} a fool, {Doghjey} unconditional surrender
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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