[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: maQmIgh

[Iikka Hauhio]

> For those whose Klingonaase is rusty, Mortas-Te-Kaase - also spelled *mortaste kaase* - means "The Death's Hand".

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Is this supposed to be Klingonaase or an Earth language? Mortas sounds like the Romance word for death and "kaase" sounds a lot like "käsi", the Finnish word for hand. "Mortaste" sounds a bit like the genitive form in Finnic languages, so it could be a Finnic language that has loaned the word for death.

I hope it doesn't try to be alien. Even Okrandian puns aren't that obvious.

Iikka "fergusq" Hauhio

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On Monday, May 16th, 2022 at 17.00, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> De’vID, thanks for answering. I was hoping for a bit more context. Do you know how {maQmIgh} was used in the story, maybe the actual sentence or paragraph or even the name and author of the story? I’ve been wondering for thirty years!
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> For those whose Klingonaase is rusty, Mortas-Te-Kaase - also spelled *mortaste kaase* - means "The Death's Hand".
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> Voragh
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> From: tlhIngan-Hol On Behalf Of De'vID
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 1:26 AM
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> On Fri, 13 May 2022 at 16:13, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
>> 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)?
>
> Yes, the words were used in a story which was published in the Mar. 18, 1990 edition of {veS QonoS}.
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