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

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Mar 25 06:45:39 PDT 2013


> Klingon word: voHDajbo'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: ransom
> Source: TKD

Translated as "mortgage" in Monopoly (MKE), which AFAIK has the only examples:
 
  voHDajbo' qav'ap 
  mortgage value  MKE

  voHDajbo' wellu' 200 
  Mortgaged for 200. MKE

  yervamvaD voHDajbo' wellu'chugh, 'echletHom Dopvam yIcha' 
  Card must be turned this side up if property is mortgaged. MKE

Related words:

quch 		kidnap (v)
vub 		hostage (n)

rup 		fine, tax (v)
ghaq 		contribute (v)
nob 		give (v)
DIl 		pay for (v)
ngIp 		borrow, hire [rent] (v)
wel 		owe (someone) (v)

qav'ap 	rent, sum/amount [of money] (n)
van 		tribute (n) [I use this for "taxes"!]
nob 		gift (n)
pop		reward (n)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons





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