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

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Mar 17 06:25:31 PDT 2014


> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 16, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: 'um
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be qualified

AFAIK {'um} has never been used, but {'umHa'} appears in the paq'batlh:

  nuv 'umHa' leghchugh veqlargh ngoS nuv 'umHa' 
  Those unfit disintegrate at the glance of Fek'lhr (PB)


Similar words:

po' 		be expert, be skilled (v)
val 		be smart, clever, intelligent (v)
'ong 		be cunning, be sly (v)
SIj  		be insightful, be clever, have a keen mind (slang) (v)

jIv  		be ignorant (v)
QIp 		be stupid (v)

laH  		ability (n)
Sov		knowledge, wisdom (n)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons




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