[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Hur'Iqngan

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   Hur'Iqngan
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition:     Hur'q (person)

Used in a sentence:
 
  wIH; Hur'Iqngan rur 
  ruthless as a Hur'q  (KGT)

KGT 153:  Actually, in Klingon, a Hur'q person would be {Hur'Iqngan}, while {Hur'Iq} refers to Hur'q society or their homeland.

Hur'Iq  outsider, foreigner (slang) KGT 

KGT 153:  [{Hur'Iq}] originally referred only to the people known as the Hur'q, a race of humanoids from the Gamma Quadrant who developed a reputation as ruthless invaders who would attack other societies primarily for the purpose of robbery, stealing whatever they could and destroying the rest. The Hur'q invaded the Klingon homeworld some 1,000 years ago, and the loss to the Klingons was so disastrous, not to mention humiliating, that Klingon society became increasingly intolerant of other races. In time, the Hur'q came to symbolize any non-Klingon. Actually, in Klingon, a Hur'q person would be {Hur'Iqngan}, while {Hur'Iq} refers to Hur'q society or their homeland.  This shorter word took on the slang meaning of "outsider, foreigner". The standard term for "foreigner, alien" is {nov}."

"They call themselves *Kam'Jahtae* ... They adopted the name *Hur'q* from the Klingons during the invasion... they actually captured Kronos and then they retreated because they couldn't handle the Klingon insurgents... This is considered official to a few [fans] because this information was proposed to Paramount and they approved it, then it was released as a game for the Playstation called 'Star Trek: Invasion'." (Shane MiQogh 6/06; cf. http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek:_Invasion_(game) based on the novel series http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek:_Invasion%21 )

"In the novel _Left Hand of Destiny_ it's stated that while most civilizations make cars -> airplanes -> spaceships; the Klingons did not. The Hur'q invaded before the Klingons invented cars. After the Hur'q left; the Klingons aimed for the stars; skipped over cars and went straight to airplanes and then spaceships."  [naHQun, 11/08/11]

The *bat'leth* of Kahless was stolen by the Hur'q and centuries later, recovered by Kor and Worf in 2372. (DS9 "The Sword of Kahless")


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons