[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: yu'

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: 	yu'
Part of speech: 	verb
Definition: 	question, interrogate
Source: 	TKD
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qayu' 
I interrogate you. (KLS)

(KGT 153):  This verb [{luH}] literally means yank and is used in such sentences as {jav luHpu' 'avwI'} ("The guard has caused a prisoner to confess"--literally, "The guard has yanked a six"). Standard words expressing the same notions are {DISmoH} (cause to confess) and {peghHa'moH} (cause to not keep a secret).

 (KGT 55) :  Klingon technology has produced two weapons used, as far as is known, only by the Klingons themselves... The second distinctly Klingon weapon is the {QIghpej} [agonizer], a hand-held device that produces excruciating pain when pressed up against an adversary. 

The {QIghpej} is worn on the belt and applied to the cheek;  one was used to torture Chekov on Beta XII-A.  (TOS "Day of the Dove") Agonizers are also used in the Mirror Universe along with the agony booth (TOS "Mirror, Mirror"].

TREK TRIVIA: 
“There’s no careful way to question a Klingon.” (Odo to Sisko, DS9 “Visionary”)

DAX:   Have you been able to make any headway with Sakonna? 
ODO:  Have you ever tried to interrogate a Vulcan, Lieutenant? 
DAX:   No. 
ODO:  Neither did I until today. I wouldn't advise it. That calm measured voice 
            that tells you nothing, that impassive stare. It can be quite frustrating.
            (DS9 “The Maquis, Part II”)

SEE ALSO:
ghel		ask (a question) (v)
jang		answer (v)
ja'chuq 		discuss (v)

tlhob		ask, request, plead (v)
qoy'		plead, beg (v)
poQ		demand, require (v)
joy' 		torture (v)

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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.