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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 16, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: nID
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: attempt, try


DuraS tuq tlhIngan yejquv patlh luDub 'e' reH lunIDtaH DuraS
 be'nI'pu' lurSa' be'etor je. 
The sisters of the House of Duras, Lursa and B'Etor, are constantly
 seeking a higher standing for the House of Duras within the Klingon
 High Council. S26

DIvI' rojmab qep ghanglu' 'e' nIDlu', 'ach taH qep. 
Despite efforts to halt them, peace talks with Federation continue. MKE

qeylIS Qaw' 'e' nIDmeH yerDaj weH molor 'ej juH qachDaj meQmoH 
Molor did not destroy Kahless by burning his house or ravaging his lands PB


LANGUAGE notes:
(msn.onstage.startrek.expert.okrand 7/01/97):  {waH} means "try out, use (experimentally)" and it is also the word used for taste in the sense of trying out food to see if it's prepared properly or to find out if you like it.


SEE ALSO:
waH 		taste, try out (food) (v)
chov 		assess, evaluate, test (v)
ngong 	experiment (v)
tob 		test conclusively, prove (v)
Daj 		test inconclusively (v)
'ol 		verify (v)


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