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

[Fiat Knox]

So according to thepaq'batlh, {'umHa'} means "unfit" as in unqualified(v). 'IH. That opens up a whole new realm of insults I can throw at people.




On Monday, 17 March 2014, 13:26, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
 
> 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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