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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: naS

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Apr 11 11:48:42 2012

From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:48:31 +0000
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> Klingon word: naS
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be vicious

Used in canon:

naS; norgh rur 
"vicious as a norg" (common simile) KGT

Cultural note:

KCD:  The {Qa'} is a "type of vicious animal". 

Related verbs:

qej 		be grouchy, be mean
qu' 		be fierce
ral 		be violent
vaQ 		be aggressive

Pun:
NAS-ty?


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons



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