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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: wovmoH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Dec 17 10:24:57 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:24:47 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, December 16, 2012
>
> Klingon word: wovmoH
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: light, enlighten
st.klingon 6/97: {wov} is a verb "be light, bright" followed by the suffix {-moH} cause (thus, "cause to be light").
As used in canon:
Qapqu' wovmoHbogh janHommey
It even has working lights! (Hallmark)
telDaq wovmoHwI'mey
Wing Lights (BoP Poster)
Related words:
wovmoHbogh jan light (device) (Hallmark)
wovmoHwI' light (device) (BoP Poster)
wovmoHwI' moQ light bulb (TalkNow)
FYI {wov} "be light, be bright":
nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'
Our lives burn short and bright. (Anthem)
SuD 'ej wov
(it) is {SuD} and light
SuD 'ach wov
[(it) is] {SuD} but light
[two ways to refer to a yellowish color] KGT
SuD Dargh 'ej wov
The tea is {SuD} and light. KGT
SuDbogh Dargh 'ej wovbogh
The tea that is {SuD} and light. KGT
wov; ghI'boj Sech rur
bright as the Torch of G'boj KGT
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingonsn
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