[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: noy
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Feb 8 07:36:59 PST 2022
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 08, 2022
Klingon word: noy
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be famous, be well known
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AFAIK never used in a sentence.
SEE:
Daq noy landmark (not a building) (n) (qepHom 2016)
qach noy landmark (building) (n) (qepHom 2016)
mu'mey noy famous words [ie. a quotation] (KLI)
*noywI' celebrity (n) [source?]
SEE ALSO:
Qat be popular (v)
Dun be great (v)
rev quote (v) (qep’a’ 2019)
meHghem Qat pop culture (n) (PCHC 2016)
chuQun nobility (n)
- (qepHom 2021): The word {chuQun} defined as "nobility" refers to people, not a character trait. So you do not say "I admire John's nobility", but you can say "I know the nobility of this city.”
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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