[tlhIngan Hol] The meaning of {ngoy'}

[SuStel]

On 7/6/2017 9:31 AM, SuStel wrote:
> On 7/6/2017 9:20 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>> There is the canon example which says that "the family of a klingon 
>> warrior is responsible..".
>>
>> However I was wondering whether it could have the additional positive 
>> meaning of {reH vum yaSvetlh. ngoy'qu'} for "That officer is always 
>> working. He is very responsible".
>>
>> Or maybe even the additional negative meaning of {reH Qong yaSvetlh. 
>> ngoy'Ha'} for "That officer is always sleeping. He is irresponsible".
>
> You're asking about the different senses of the English word 
> /responsible./ The canonical example means /accountable;/ another 
> sense means /dependable./ The question is, does *ngoy'* mean both of 
> those?
>
> The answer is, we don't know. We only know of the /accountable/ 
> meaning for sure. There has been no example of the /dependable/ 
> meaning, and no further explanation of the Klingon word.
>
It occurs to me that we do have the slang phrase *Duj ngaDHa'*/unstable 
vessel,/ meaning an irresponsible or undisciplined person. You cannot, 
however, say *Duj ngaD* to mean a responsible person.

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SuStel
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