[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Dogh

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 19, 2011
> 
> Klingon word: Dogh
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be foolish, silly

As used in canon:

  Dogh; tIghla' rur 
  foolish as a t'gla KGT

  bIDogh 
  You are silly. KLS

Cultural notes:

KGT 122: The idiomatic expression {ghaH vuv SuS neH} ("he/she wants the wind to respect him/her") comes from the same story; it is used to mean "He/she is foolish" or "He/she is a fool". For example, one might answer the question {qatlh betleHDaj tlhapbe'?} ("Why doesn't he take his bat'leth?") by saying {ghaH vuv SuS neH} ("He wants the wind to respect him"--that is, "He's a fool"). The expression can be modified to apply to different persons or situations: {muvuvpu' SuS vIneH} ("I wanted the wind to respect me"--in other words, "I acted like a fool").


Trek notes:

"Obviously you do not know the difference between courage and foolhardiness."
 (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")

Related verbs:

{QIp} be stupid, {tlhaQ} be funny, {qID} make/tell a joke, {toj} "deceive, trick"; ant. {Sagh} be serious

Related nouns:

{qoH} a fool, {Doghjey} unconditional surrender


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons