[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: wIgh

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: 	wIgh
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	genius
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AFAIK never used in a sentence.

MNEMONIC: 
Einstein's hair looked like a wig. (Arika Okrent, "In the land of invented languages: Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language". New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009)

SEE ALSO:
tej 		scientist (n)
pIn 		expert, authority [slang] (n)
'a'ghen  	master teacher, professor (n)
  - “A teacher held in high esteem, of higher rank than other teachers in the same institution, could be {ghojmoHwI' quv} or {ghojmoHwI' Han} ... Probably the highest standing of all is a {'a'ghen}, which can be translated as master teacher or professor." (Lieven, 11/07/2016)
Sov 		knowledge, wisdom (n)
leSSov 		foresight (n)

Han 		be learned, scholarly, erudite (v)
val 		be clever, smart, intelligent (v)
chul  		be wise (v)
  - “Refers to demonstrating good judgment based on experience, not just intelligence or book-learning” (qep’a’ 2020)
'ong 		be cunning, sly (v)
yuq 		outwit, outsmart (v)
po' 		be expert, skilled (v)

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last 
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