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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: mon
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: smile, grin, sneer

  pIj monchugh vay' yIvoqQo' 
  Don't trust those who frequently smile. TKW 

TKW 167:  Kor harked back to this expression when he said, referring to the Organian Council of Elders, "I don't trust men who smile too much." To a Klingon, a smile signals not only contentment, satisfaction, and good humor, but also complacency, the feeling that all is well.

TKW 166 ill.:  The "placid sheep" of the Council and their smiles disgust Kor, who prefers the nonsmiling "Organian" [i.e. Kirk in disguise] beside him. (TOS "Errand of Mercy")

KGT 202:  Klingons are generally apprehensive about those showing too much friendship.

(st.k 8/06/1096):  The Klingon word for smile is {mon}. This also means things like snarl and smirk. I wouldn't be surprised to find a Klingon {mon} and growl at the same time, but {mon} by itself doesn't describe the full growling experience.

PUN:
"Mona Lisa" ({mon'a'} "Is she smiling?") Confirmed by MO at qep'a' wejDIch.

N.B. Do not confuse with the noun {mon} "capital [city]".


"O villain, villain, smiling, damnèd villain! [...] That one may
 smile, and smile, and be a villain." (Hamlet I,5)

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Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons