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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: laj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Apr 30 11:06:52 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:06:40 +0000
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Fair point. There are no examples of the noun being used in canon.
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Voragh
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From: lojmIt tI'wI'nuv [mailto:lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:56 AM
To: Steven Boozer
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: laj
um...
To you, not the list:
The word of the day is the noun. All your examples are of the verb, and you=
say that one of the related words is... the noun.
pItlh
lojmIt tI'wI'nuv
On Apr 30, 2012, at 9:19 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
Klingon word: laj
Part of speech: noun
Definition: acceptance
As used in canon:
to'baj 'uS lughoDlu'bogh tIlaj
Accept these stuffed tobbaj legs! PK
jIlajneS. ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj
I accept. May your enemies run with fear." (TKW p.65)
[This is the traditional acceptance upon being asked to serve as someone's =
{cha'DIch}. Cf. TNG "Sins of the Father"]
beq may' ta vIlajpu'
I have accepted the crew's record of battle. KGT
ghopDu'wIjDaq yInmeyraj vIlaj
I accept your lives into my hands. KGT
As used in Trek:
jIlajneS
I'm honored to accept! (TNG "A Matter of Honor")
"I have accepted discommendation." [Worf, TNG "Reunion" < ?{naDHa'ghach vIl=
ajpu'} [idiom?])
Cultural note re {lajQo'} "reject":
KGT 101f.: When taking a table's order, the {jabwI'} neither writes anythi=
ng down nor enters data into a computer. It is considered the duty of the {=
jabwI'} to remember ({qaw}) the choices and to bring the correct food, and =
servers tend to be quite skilled at this. On the rare occasion when the {ja=
bwI'} has remembered incorrectly ({qawHa'}), the patron may reject ({lajQo'=
}) the dish. If the patron rejects a dish that the server believes has been=
properly remembered, however, the misunderstanding could develop into mino=
r combat. For most of the other diners in the restaurant, this is regarded =
as an exhilarating diversion.
Related words:
laj acceptance (n.)
Hev receive (v)
yaH be taken away (v)
nge' take away (v)
tlhap take (v)
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<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Tlhingan-hol] =
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span styl=
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:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span styl=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Part of speech: noun<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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As used in canon:<br>
<br>
to'baj 'uS lughoDlu'bogh tIlaj <br>
Accept these stuffed tobbaj legs! PK<br>
<br>
jIlajneS. ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj <br>
I accept. May your enemies run with fear." (TKW p.65)<br>
[This is the traditional acceptance upon being asked to serve as someone's =
{cha'DIch}. Cf. TNG "Sins of the Father"]<br>
<br>
beq may' ta vIlajpu' <br>
I have accepted the crew's record of battle. KGT<br>
<br>
ghopDu'wIjDaq yInmeyraj vIlaj <br>
I accept your lives into my hands. KGT<br>
<br>
As used in Trek:<br>
<br>
jIlajneS <br>
I'm honored to accept! (TNG "A Matter of Honor")<br>
<br>
"I have accepted discommendation." [Worf, TNG "Reunion"=
< ?{naDHa'ghach vIlajpu'} [idiom?])<br>
<br>
Cultural note re {lajQo'} "reject":<br>
<br>
KGT 101f.: When taking a table's order, the {jabwI'} neither writes a=
nything down nor enters data into a computer. It is considered the duty of =
the {jabwI'} to remember ({qaw}) the choices and to bring the correct food,=
and servers tend to be quite skilled
at this. On the rare occasion when the {jabwI'} has remembered incorrectly=
({qawHa'}), the patron may reject ({lajQo'}) the dish. If the patron rejec=
ts a dish that the server believes has been properly remembered, however, t=
he misunderstanding could develop
into minor combat. For most of the other diners in the restaurant, this is=
regarded as an exhilarating diversion.<br>
<br>
Related words:<br>
<br>
laj <span class=3D"apple-tab-span"> &nbs=
p; </span>accep=
tance (n.)<br>
<br>
Hev <span class=3D"apple-tab-span"> &nbs=
p; </span>receive (v)<br>
yaH <span class=3D"apple-tab-span"> &nbs=
p; </span>be taken away (v)<br>
nge' <span class=3D"apple-tab-span"> &nb=
sp; </span>take away (v)<br>
tlhap <span class=3D"apple-tab-span"></span>take (v)<br>
<br>
--<br>
Voragh<br>
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons<br>
<br>
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