[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nguH

[Will Martin]

I wonder if there’s a link between testifying and “Hung”, as in a jury or perhaps a person subject to one.

pItlh

charghwI’ ‘utlh
(ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)




> On Apr 26, 2022, at 10:46 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> 
> Klingon word: 	nguH
> Part of speech: 	verb
> Definition: 	testify
> Source: 	qepHom 2018
> _______________________________________________
> 
> AFAIK never used in a sentence.
> 
> SEE:
> nguHwI'  	witness (n) 
>  - (qepHom 2018):  one who testifies in court
> jantor 		witness, eyewitness (n) 
>  -  (qepHom 2018):  one who has actually seen or been part of an event
> 
> SEE ALSO:
> nompuq 	evidence (n)
> bo'DIj 		court (of law) (n)
> meqba'  	*mek'ba* (type of legal proceeding) (n)
>  - i.e. that portion of a Klingon trial or appeal in which evidence is heard during
>     which all evidence must be heard in open council [cf. TNG "Sins of the Father"]
> mIwba’ 		trial (n)
>  - (Klingon Alice):  the process of what happens at court
> 
> legh 		see (v)
> bej 		watch (v)
> ghan 		glance, take a quick look at (v)
> nej 		look for, seek, search for (v)
> nuD 		examine, look at, inspect (v)
> 
> --
> Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>    Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last 
>    year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
> 
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