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

[Felix Malmenbeck]

From: http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1999-07-19a-email.txt&get=source

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There is a Klingon word that could be translated "god" or
"supernatural being":  <Qun>.

In talking of times long ago (pre-Kahless?), Klingons
mention these beings, and there seem to have been a good
number of them (the plural of <Qun> is <Qunpu'> since they
are or were presumably capable of using language, which is
what the plural suffix <-pu'> implies).  Though too little
is known of ancient Klingon theology, there doesn't seem to
have been a single <Qun> that stood out from the rest.
Indeed, the <Qunpu'> appear to have acted collectively.

<Qunpu'> are distinct from <qa'pu'> "spirits" (such as the
spirits of the dishonored dead which reside at Gre'thor).

<Qun'a'> "great god" (<Qun> plus <-'a'>, the augmentative
suffix) may or may not be an appropriate translation for a
single supernatural being in a monotheistic system, since
the <Qun'a'> would still be one among many.
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The paq'batlh mentions gods:

no' Hol:

It began with destruction of everything, - tog’det q’uti ‘qoolit
Energy, gods, matter, - ‘usru Dya ‘qinmaa Dya q’op Dya at
Everything will eventually destroy itself. - q’uty qoot’ag’

They forged a heart - teq ‘qinmaa tyanmaq’

They destroyed their gods. - ‘qinmaa meqoot

[It appears 'qinmaa is a no' Hol word for "gods" from the era when this opera was written. For details, I direct you to 'ISqu''s excellent analysis of the no' Hol fragments: http://stodi.lojban.org/~clsn/webarchives/2011/December/msg00031.html
...and to QeS 'utlh's: http://stodi.lojban.org/~clsn/webarchives/2011/November/msg00492.html ]

DaHjaj ta' tlhIngan Hol:

[Hear now,] Of one who fought - DaH tIQoy
Against the odds, - ghaytanHa’ QapDI’ SuvtaH
And even Gods. - Qunpu’ Suvpu’

Related words:
qa' - spirit

wIch - legend, myth
lalDan - religion
lalDan DevwI' - cleric (of the sort you'd see on bo'retlh; MO has suggested there may be other types)

ghIn - monastery (building, area or compound; not the religious community there)

veqlargh - a devil-like being that guards Gre'thor
ghe''or or ghe'tor - Gre'thor

qotar - Kortar (the first Klingon, who slew the Klingon creator gods)

jatyIn - According to legend, spirits of the dead that possess the living.

Possibly related word:
chuQun - nobility
[It's been speculated that this is a pun for "the new gods"? As far as I can tell, however, it was revealed about 7 years before we learned Qun.]

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Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qun

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, January 29, 2012

Klingon word: Qun
Part of speech: noun
Definition: god, supernatural being


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