[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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