[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: maQmIgh
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri May 13 07:13:05 PDT 2022
Klingon word: maQmIgh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: dark omen, sign of evil coming
Source: veS QonoS
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Published by the KLI in HolQeD 1.3 and reprinted again in HolQeD 5.4.
AFAIK never used in a sentence.
Does anyone know what the context was in {veS QonoS} (the newsletter of Mortas-Te-Kaase, a defunct Klingon fan club)?
CULTURE NOTES:
*{juS yo' qIj} "the Black Fleet is passing": a proverb for "when there is a general ominous feeling" ("They Have Aleady Been Here," a short story by Anthony Appleyard)
SEE:
maQ signal, sign (n)
mIgh be evil (v)
SEE ALSO:
leSSov foresight (n)
San fate (n)
ghuHmoH warn (v)
lIb be impending, imminent, loom (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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