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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qaD
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Feb 21 12:00:19 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:03 -0600
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> Klingon word: qaD
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: resist, oppose, confront, face
As used in canon:
nIteb Qob qaD jup 'e' chaw'be' SuvwI'
A warrior does not let a friend face danger alone. TKW
Cultural notes:
KGT 157: Someone unsatisfied with the status quo, a rebel, might be said to want to {ngup qaD} (challenge those in charge; literally, "challenge the cape").
Related verbs:
'om resist, fend off
ngIl dare
'ov compete
Quj play a game
Related nouns:
qaD challenge, test of one's abilities
mu'qaD curse
nalqaD mate challenge
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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