[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chav

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Klingon word: 	chav
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	achievement
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AFAIK the noun hasn't been used in a sentence.

SEE:
chav  		achieve,  gain,  attain (v)

jIchav 
I achieve. KLS

batlhHa' vanglu'taHvIS quv chavbe'lu' 
One does not achieve honor while acting dishonorably. TKW

Hegh neH chav qoH 
A fool's only achievement is death. TKW

tlhIngan ngoQmey chavmeH HoH tlhInganpu' 
Klingons kill for their own purposes. TKW

qaSDI' nenghep, qa' patlh chu' chav tlhIngan SuvwI' 
The Age of Ascension marks a new level of spiritual 
 attainment by a Klingon warrior. S9

 ngoQvam luchavmeH ghawran maghpu' be'nI'pu' 
To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron... in
 order to gain power. S26

SuvwI' qa' patlh veb chavlaHmeH tlhIngan lo'chu' chaH.  
  toDujDaj toblu' 
[They] use the devices [painstiks] to inflict pain in a manner
 which will allow the Klingon to attain a higher state of
 spirituality as a warrior, proving his mettle. S32 

[...]  puvDI' BELL X-wa', DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS.  Do
  patlhvam chavta'bogh muD Duj wa'DIch moj 'oH.  [...]  Do
  patlh vItlhqu' chavta'.  qaStaHvIS wa' rep, vaghvatlh javmaH
  loS qelI'qam lenglaH, wabDo wa' vI' pagh jav.  
[...]  the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the
  speed of sound.  [...]  He reached a speed of 1127 kilometers
  per hour [700 miles per hour], or Mach 1.06 [...]
  (NASM: Bell X-1)

Note the idiom {yay chav} :

yay chavlu' 'e' bajnISlu' 
Victory must be earned. TKW

noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu' 
Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory  TKW 

qIbDaq Hoch Hovtay'mey bocharghchugh, yay bochav. 
Victory shall be yours if you conquer the systems within
 the Galaxy. MKE

SEE ALSO:
ta' 		deed, accomplishment (n)
tuH 		adventure (n)
wanI' 		phenomenon, event, occurrence (n)

ta' 		accomplish (v)
Qap 		succeed (v)
Suq 		acquire, obtain, get, gain (v)
chargh 		be victorious (v)

--
Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey 
    or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.