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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: baj
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: earn (with sentence as object), work for (actively)

yInlu'taH 'e' bajnISlu' 
Survival must be earned. TKW

yay chavlu' 'e' bajnISlu' 
Victory must be earned.  TKW

Any more examples in the paq'batlh?

KGT 69:  Though any perceived attack on one's honor may prompt one to issue a challenge, in one traditional form of duel, the goal is specifically for a man to "win the favor of a women" ({vuv be' 'e' baj} [literally, "earn that a woman respect him"]) by competing with another man.

(HQ 12.3:9):  [Maltz] then went on, though a bit begrudgingly, to say that {quv} was a sort of personal honor, the kind over which, by one's behavior, one has some control. This sort of honor is earned, can be bestowed on one, and is associated with reputation, dignity, and respect.

TREK TRIVIA:

STK 12 (KCD novel, Gowron discussing his *d'k tahg*):  "But a Klingon is not born a warrior. Being a warrior is something that must be earned. Before I earned this knife, I owned a {ghojmeH taj}, a boy's knife."

Martok spent five years as a civilian laborer aboard General ShiVang's flagship. When the Romulans made a foolhardy attempt to board the ship, Martok earned a battlefield commission. (DS9 "Once More Unto the Breach")

"Respect is earned, not bestowed." (Troi, TNG "The Icarus Factor")

SEE ALSO:

qotlh  deserve,  warrant KGT (v)
 - bIyIntaH 'e' Daqotlhbe' 
   [You don't deserve to live (i.e. keep on living)] PK
 - may' DaQap, vaj betleH 'obe' Damuv 'e' Daqotlh 
   Win battle and earn entrance into the Order of the Bat'leth. MKE


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