[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: wovmoH
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Nov 22 07:35:40 PST 2022
Klingon word: wovmoH
Part of speech: verb
Definition: light, enlighten
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Qapqu' wovmoHbogh janHommey!
It even has working lights! (Hallmark)
chaH neH wovmoHlu'be'
The sun shone not on them only (PB)
(msn.onstage.startrek.expert.Okrand 6/29/1997): {wov} is a verb "be light, bright" followed by the suffix {-moH} "cause" (thus, "cause to be light").
SEE:
wov be light, bright (v)
wovHa' be dim (v) (DSC)
wovmoHbogh jan light (device) (n) (Hallmark)
wovmoHwI' light (device) (n) (KBoP)
wovmoHwI' moQ light bulb (n) (MKE)
wovtaHghach light (n) (DSC)
maSwov moonlight (n)
SEE ALSO:
wew glow (v)
boch shine, be shiny (v)
bar blink, flash (v)
ghon sparkle, glitter (v)
Hurgh be dark (v)
tamghay light, luminescence, illumination (n) (DSC)
tIH ray, energy beam (n)
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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