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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'aj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Feb 29 10:23:07 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:22:52 -0600
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 29, 2012
>
> Klingon word: 'aj
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: admiral
Never used in a sentence.
Language notes:
KGT 52: When used with an individual's name, a title follows the name: {tlha'a HoD} (Captain Klaa), {cheng Sa'} (General Chang), {qeng la'} (Commander Kang), and so on.
KGT 197f.: If someone has an official title, such as a military rank or a position in the government, this title follows the name; for example, {martaq Sa'} (General Martok), {ghawran Qang} (Chancellor Gowron). When addressing such a person, the title is left off only when the occasion is decidedly nonofficial.
Trek trivia:
Fleet Admiral Krell threatened to wipe out the Qu'Vat Colony after Dr Antaak's experimentation with Klingon Augments at the genetic research facility there produced a highly contagious fatal plague. (ENT "Affliction" & "Divergence")
Is Krell the only Klingon admiral we've heard of? Klingons seem to prefer generals commanding their starships, squadrons and fleets: e.g. K'Vagh (ENT "Affliction", "Divergence"), Koord (ST5), Krell (ST5), Chang (ST6), Khmarr (ST6), Grokh (ST6), Worf (ST6), Martok (DS9), K'Trelan (DS9), Nemchick/Tuvot (DS9), ShiVang (DS9), Tanas (DS9).
I wonder if {'aj} became obsolete or honorary, like the old rank of commodore in the US Navy.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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