[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qav'ap

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Jan 11 07:31:27 PST 2022


Klingon word: 	qav'ap
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	value, rent, fee
Source: 	Klingon Monopoly, published 1 November 2011
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HoSHal ghajchugh vay', mI' naghmey tIronmoH. wa'maHlogh boq'egh mI' 
  naghmey; chen qav'ap. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap yIDIl. 
If [energy source is] owned, throw dice and pay owner a total ten times
  amount shown. (MKE)

pIraqSIS HoS waw' ghajlu'chugh, loSlogh boq'egh mI' naghmey mI'; chen qav'ap 
If Praxis Energy Facility is owned, rent is 4 times amount shown on dice. (MKE)

Duj ghajchugh vay', cha'logh boq'egh qav'ap motlh; chen qav'ap le'. 
  ghajwI'vaD qav'ap le' yIDIl. 
If [ship is] owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they are
  otherwise entitled.  (MKE)

NOTES:
(qepHom 2020):  Maltz didn't know what {qav} by itself was, but he said he wouldn't be surprised to learn that {qav'ap} was shortened from {qavmeH 'ap} or something like that at some point in the past.

(MO > Lieven, qepHom 2015):  A bill, a payment request, something you must pay, is a {ghogh'ot}. 

PUN:  
"cough (it) up!"  (De'vID)

SEE:
qav’ap juH  		apartment (n) (qep’a’ 2021)
voHDajbo' qav'ap 	mortgage value (n)

‘ap			dues,  toll (n) 
   HIjmeH 'ap 	     	fee paid when bringing certain commodities into a 
		     	  jurisdiction [ie. toll, customs duties] (n)
   HIjmeH 'ap pIn    	customs officer (n)
   HuqmeH 'ap 	     	excise tax, sales tax, VAT (n)
   ngeSlIch ‘ap 	     	interest (on a loan) (n)

SEE ALSO:
Huch 			money (n)
   Huch chaw'  		   credit card (n) (TNK)
   Huch jengva’  		   coin (single n.)
   Huch ngop  		   coins (plural n.)
   Huch nav  		   bill [ie. currency, banknote] (n) 
DarSeq 			*darsek* [Klingon currency] (n)
DeQ 			(a) credit [Federation currency] (n)

voHDajbo' 		ransom, mortgage (n)
mIp 			wealth (n)
pop 			reward (n)
ghogh'ot 		bill, payment request (n)
ghunta 			check, promissory note, IOU (n)
lo' 			use, worth, utility (n)
lo'laHghach 		value (n)
lo'laHbe'ghach 		worthlessness (n)

ngIp 			borrow, hire [rent] (v)
wel 			owe (someone) (v)
DIl 			pay for (v)
rup 			fine, tax (v)
ghaq 			contribute (v)
nob 			give (v)
tlhong 			barter, bargain (v)
mech 			trade (v)
lo'laH 			be valuable (v)
lo'laHbe' 		be worthless (v)

malja' Huq 		"transact business" [idiom]
  - {batlh malja' DaHuq}  "You transact business honorably".  (PK)


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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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