[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lugh
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Oct 15 07:45:56 PDT 2021
Klingon word: lugh
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be right, be correct
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bIlugh
You're right. TKD
bIlughbe'
You're wrong. TKD
reH lugh charghwI'
The victor is always right. TKW
lugh; Sor rur
correct as a tree [common simile] KGT
bIlugh. Do'Ha' QIp qabpaqwIj.
([untranslated] MO to Andre on FaceBook, 2/11/2014)
SEE:
bIQ ngaS HIvje' The cup contains water.
- (KGT 120): This idiomatic expression means "be quite mistaken, be totally wrong".
bachHa' err, make a mistake [slang] (v) (KGT)
SEE ALSO:
qar be accurate (v)
teH be true (v)
vIt tell the truth (v)
lach exaggerate (v)
muj be wrong (v)
Qagh err, be mistaken, make a mistake (v)
nep lie (v)
QUOTATIONS FOR TRANSLATION:
"History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." (George Orwell, "1984")
--
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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