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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qu'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Mar 29 10:39:33 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:39:19 -0500
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> Klingon word: qu'
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be fierce
Used in canon:
qu'bej QoghlIj
Your krol is definitely fierce. PK
jIqu'
I am fierce. KLS
tlhIngan qu' law' tera'ngan qu' puS
the Klingon is more fierce than the Terran. (HQ 13.1:8)
tlhIngan qu' law' Hoch qu' puS
the Klingon is the fiercest of all (HQ 13.1:8)
Language notes:
KGT 159: The verb {qu'} literally means "be fierce". In its slang sense, it may be used adjectivally, as in {taj qu'} ("excellent knife"; literally, "fierce knife"), or as the main verb in a sentence, as in {qu' taj} ("the knife is excellent"; literally, "the knife is fierce"). ... When applied to people or animals, it is not always clear whether the slang or nonslang meaning of {qu'} is intended. That is, {SuvwI' qu'} ("fierce warrior") could be interpreted literally, or it could mean "excellent warrior". When applied to anything other than people or animals, the slang meaning is more likely. Thus, {may' qu'} ("fierce battle") is really a way of saying "excellent battle". In Klingon, only a participant in a battle, not the battle itself, can literally be described as fierce.
Trek notes:
"Even in the midst of ferocious Jem'Hadar, there is no doubt who is the fiercest warrior." (i.e. Worf; KGT 160, ill.)
Related verbs:
naS be vicious
ral be violent
HoS be strong
HoSghaj be powerful
vaQ be aggressive
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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