[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jeD
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Thu Aug 12 09:27:01 PDT 2021
Klingon word: jeD
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be thick, be dense, be viscous
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'IwwIj jeD law' 'IwlIj jeD puS
My blood is thicker than yours.
[i.e. "I am much stronger than you."] (PK)
jeD; ghevI' rur
thick as {qagh} sauce (KGT)
(KGT 26): in the First City and elsewhere, there is a special word, {qettlhup}, for the sauce prepared by thickening {chanDoq} (marinade). In some regions, the word {qettlhup} is seldom used; {chanDoq jeD} (literally, "thick marinade") is used instead.
SEE:
qargh be bulky, be thick (v)
- “usually for inanimate objects” (qepHom 2019)
SEE ALSO:
yIQ be wet (v)
Sub be solid (v)
Hum be sticky (v)
char be slimy (v)
ngoS dissolve (v)
betgham liquid (n)
taS solution [liquid] (n)
bIQ water (n)
HIq liquor (n)
chatlh [thick] soup (n)
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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