[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghIgh
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Thu Aug 29 08:41:51 PDT 2019
Klingon word: ghIgh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: necklace
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(KGT 150): […] the old practice of identifying one's position within a military unit—for example, one's assignment on a ship—by means of a symbol hung on a chain worn around the neck.
(KGT 205): For instance, the {jInaq}, an amulet given to a Klingon girl to symbolize her coming of age, may be pronounced correctly or else "Federationized" to sound something like "gin knack," but there is no word *jinak* or the like in Federation Standard. [Necklace seen in TNG "Birthright II".]
TREK TRIVIA:
(ST Encycl. 269): The leader of Troyius gave Elaan, the Dohlman of Elas, a necklace of radans as a wedding present in 2268. Chemically, radans were raw dilithium crystals, and made Troyius a planet of great strategic significance. Elaan's necklace served as a source of emergency crystals for the Starship Enterprise when that ship was under attack by a Klingon vessel that ironically sought to guarantee a supply of radans from Troyius. (TOS "Elaan of Troyius")
SEE ALSO:
naghboch gemstone (n)
Degh medal, emblem, symbol, insignia (n)
mIr chain (n)
Hugh throat (n)
mong neck (n)
'achler nape, back of neck (n)
HuS hang (v)
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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