[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jIv
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Jan 8 07:12:23 PST 2021
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, January 08, 2021
Klingon word: jIv
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be ignorant
Source: TKD
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CULTURAL NOTES:
(KGT 94): If a dish with a standard preparation technique (a {nay' motlh}, "usual dish") is being offered, asking how it is to be prepared is a demonstration of cultural ignorance.
SEE:
QIp be stupid (v)
val be smart, clever, intelligent (v)
Sov know (v)
po' be expert, skilled (v)
'um be qualified (v)
"The ignorant can be educated, but stupid is forever." (Aristophanes?)
"Beauty fades; dumb is forever." (often quoted by Judge Judy Sheindlin)
--
Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen
behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.
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