[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nalqaD
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Apr 22 07:11:57 PDT 2014
> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 22, 2014
>
> Klingon word: nalqaD
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: mate challange
> Source: KGT (220 KE, 249 EK)
Cf. HQ 5.1:20, from KCD: MO's audio for {nalqaD} says that *{nal} is not used as a word on its own, although it is also found in {be'nal} "wife" and {loDnal} "husband". Technically, it is a bound morpheme, like English -(o)logy. (KCD)
KGT 69: Though any perceived attack on one's honor may prompt one to issue a challenge, in one traditional form of duel, the goal is specifically for a man to "win the favor of a women" ({vuv be' 'e' baj} [literally, "earn that a woman respect him"]) by competing with another man."
Related words:
Hay' duel (v)
qaD challenge (v)
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