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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: va
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Sep 8 09:30:22 2014
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:30:12 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, September 07, 2014
>
> Klingon word: va
> Part of speech: excl
> Definition: (curse) general invective
> Source: TKD:p178
TKD 178: The invective {va} is actually just a shortened form of {Qu'vatlh}.
It is used to show "only slight anger or distemperment" (Mark Shoulson, HQ 3.1).
AFAIK it's never been used by Okrand, but I've seen good examples in the Klingonist community:
va, tujqu'!
Phew! What a scorcher! (Katz)
va, yorIq Do'Ha'!
Alas, poor Yorick! (GP:HOMLET)
va, Do'Ha' yorIq!
Alas, poor Yorick! (TKH)
toH va!
Alas! (Qes, chIjwI' tIQ bom [Rime of the Ancient Mariner])
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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