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

[Steven Boozer]

>>Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, October 29, 2011
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>>Klingon word: QeH
>>Part of speech: verb
>>Definition: be angry, mad

Felix:
> maDo'chugh QeHchoH wa'. - If we get lucky, one will get angry! [CK -
> Referring to two Klingons who are butting heads, not a scorned mate.]

As used in Canon:

  qatlh QeH 
  Why is he angry? CK 

  jIQeH 
  I am angry. KLS

HQ 10.2:  the idiomatic expression {'oy'qu' Qay'wI'wIj}, literally "my little toe aches a lot" ... means "I'm extremely angry".

Related nouns include {QeH} "anger".

  SeymoH QeH 
  Anger excites. TKW

TKW 196:  For Klingons, anger is definitely not a negative emotion. On the contrary, it can trigger acts of honor, energize battles, or prompt one to achieve one's goals. It provides motivation for further action and, since taking action is central to a Klingons well-being, the overall effect is one of stimulation, elation, and excitement. One's outrage should not lead to recklessness, however, for careless action will interfere with one's ultimate success.

Qov:
> lI' mu'vetlh. vIqelDI' <qej>, <Qay'>, <ral>, <vID> je vIqel je.

Related verbs include:

{Qay'} "blow one's top, lose one's temper"; {qeH} "resent".  Cf. also {nuQ} "annoy, bother", {berghmoH} irritate, {yIv} "bother (slang)", etc.


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons