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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: quH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Nov 19 10:26:17 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:26:10 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 19, 2012
>
> Klingon word: quH
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: heritage
> Source: KGT
Used in canon:
qorDu'Daj tuq 'oS Ha'quj'e' tuQbogh wo'rIv.
tuQtaHvIS Hem. ghaHvaD quHDaj qawmoH.
The sash that Worf wears is a symbol of his
family's house. He wears it proudly as a reminder
of his heritage. S20
[Could {quH} have originally been a typo for {qun} on the SkyBox card? The keys are adjacent on the keyboard.]
Cultural notes:
KGT 133: Klingons revere their ancestors, respect their elders, and have unparalleled veneration for heritage. [...] Younger Klingons, while accepting their heritage and observing the ancient rites, see some aspects of their elders' behavior and beliefs as, if not obsolete, then just old-fashioned.
Related words:
qun history (n)
lurDech tradition (n)
wIch myth, legend (n)
paQDI'norgh teachings (n)
quv honor (n)
Presumabley there's no relation to {quHvaj} "dandruff"! <g>
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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