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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: weH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Mar 17 10:25:13 2014
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:25:00 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 17, 2014
>
> Klingon word: weH
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: raid
qeylIS Qaw' 'e' nIDmeH
yerDaj weH molor
'ej juH qachDaj meQmoH (PB: paq'raD, Canto 7:5)
[I.e. "In order to destroy Kahless, Molor raided his lands and burnt his home."]
(I don't have the English text here; can anyone supply it?)
KGT 48: Common militaristic acts also have associated terminology, both verbs ({DoHmoH}, drive back; {Hub}, defend; {yot}, invade; {weH}, raid [same as {yot}, really, but with the added connotation of surprise or speed]; {HIv}, attack, assault; {Sev}, contain; {HeD}, retreat, withdraw) and nouns ({yot}, invasion, raid, incursion; {Hub}, defense).
Arcanis IV was the site of a 23rd century Klingon raid that killed all Federation researchers there. (TOS "Day of the Dove")
Similar words:
I've seen *{weHwI'} used for "raider, pirate, etc." E.g. *{verengan weHwI'pu'} Ferengi marauders.
And for "ambush" we have {von} "trap" (!).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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