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

[jaSwa']

I've always taken it to mean basically the same thing. Unless you want to define a ghost as specifically a spirit that manifests in the physical world (and in that case, it will still be a spirit). Klingons use *qa'* similarly to English *spirit*; both as in one's essence and as one's metaphysical consciousness. To me, that means *ghost* isn't much of a stretch for *qa'*.

jaSwa'

Hochlogh bechjaj Hoch jaghpu'wI'

Gaerfindel <gaerfindel at hotmail.com> wrote:

>On 11/10/2012 10:01 AM, qurgh lungqIj wrote:
>> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 10, 2012
>>
>> Klingon word: qa'
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: ghost
>>
>>
>> This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh at wizage.net).
>>
>I thought Klingons didn't believe in ghosts.  At least, not the way we 
>understand them.  Rather, I understood that it was the /spirit/ of the 
>warrior who traveled to Sov Vo Kor.
>
>~quljIb
>
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