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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nej
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Sep 25 10:15:22 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:14:59 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, September 24, 2012
>
> Klingon word: nej
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: look for, seek, search for
qanej
I look for you. KLS
vInejqa'
I am resuming the search.
I am searching for him/her again. TKD
jagh luHoHmeH jagh lunejtaH
They are searching for the enemy in order to kill him. TKD
'avwI' nejDI' narghta'bogh qama' reH 'avwI' Sambej
When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard, he always finds one. TKW
Qo'noSDaq boqwI'mey nejmeH je leng qeylIS 'ej chaHvaD lut ja'
Kahless also went out to search For allies across Kronos, And told them his tale. [PB, paq'raD, Canto 7, Stanza 8]
Related words:
bej watch, (v)
tu' discover, find, observe (v)
legh see (v)
nuD examine (v)
ghoch track, track down (v)
Sam locate, seek and find (v)
wam hunt (v)
nejwI' probe (n)
Cultural notes:
"Klingons don't allow themselves to be probed." (Worf, TNG "Violations")
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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