[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghol

[SuStel]

On 7/8/2015 10:32 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 08, 2015
>>
>> Klingon word: ghol
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: opponent, adversary
>
>    ghom gholpu'
>    The Opponents Meet PB
>
>    ngIq gholvo' wa'maH QaS yItlhap
>    Collect 10 forces from every player. MKE
>
>    ngIq gholvaD vaghmaH QaS yInob
>    Pay each player 50 forces. MKE
>
>
> "Admiral Kirk, this is your opponent speaking." (Kruge, ST3)
>
> TKW 201:  To be a warrior, one must have an opponent. Accordingly, antagonists or enemies are not deemed undesirable. At the very least, they are considered essential; in the case of truly worthy adversaries, they are admired.
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> KGT 55:  The second distinctly Klingon weapon is the {QIghpej}, a hand-held device that produces excruciating pain when pressed up against an adversary.
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> KGT 69:  To challenge one to a duel to the death, one hits one's adversary with the back of the hand ({chap}).
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> KGT 202f.:  As with {maqoch}, [{chaj}] is used only in addressing a true friend. If uttered by a female adversary, it is insulting; if uttered by a casual acquaintance it is presumptuous.
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> KGT 59:  To slide the blade of one's bat'leth along the blade of the opponent's weapon
>
> SEE ALSO:
> jagh 		enemy (n)
>
> *'ovwI' 	[competitor]
>
> *QujwI' 	[player]
>   - QujwI' ghom rav: cha'; 'aqroS: jav
>     2 to 6 players (MKE)
>   - polmeH jav QujwI' lIwmey
>     6 collectible tokens (MKE)
>
> 'ov 		compete (v)
> Quj 		player (v)

Don't forget

PUN: "goal"

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