[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jech
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Apr 27 08:09:15 PDT 2012
> Klingon word: jech
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: disguise, costume
Cf. the homophonous verb {jech} "disguise".
Neither used in canon.
Cultural notes:
KGT 4: a Klingon, though not predisposed to deception, may, if necessary or potentially beneficial, disguise his or her identity by imitating the speech of a member of another group.
TKW 145: when a warrior dies, his spirit appears, whereas prior to death it was hidden or disguised by the body.
Related words:
So' hide, conceal, cloak (v)
tuQ[moH] wear (clothing) (v)
'ang show, reveal (v)
Sut clothing (n)
HIp uniform (n)
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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