[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qop
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Aug 15 07:25:23 PDT 2023
Klingon word: Qop
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be worn out
Source: TKD:K-E
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(KGT 163): The word {Qop} means "be worn out" and is usually applied to old weapons, tools, mechanical devices, and the like. ... also used to mean "be dead", but only in reference to an animal that one was expecting to eat live. If a bowl of dead {qagh} (*gagh*, serpent worms) is placed before a Klingon, the disappointed diner will probably criticize the cook for preparing {qagh Qop} ("dead *gagh*"). The normal way to say "be dead", referring to a person or animal, is by using the form {Heghpu'} ("has died"): {Heghpu' SuvwI'} ("The warrior has died"). It is not appropriate to say {SuvwI' Qop} ("dead warrior, worn-out warrior").
SEE:
QopmoH wear out (v) (TKD K-E only)
SEE ALSO:
ngo' be old (not new) (v)
notlh be obsolete (v)
Doy' be tired (v)
ghoQ be fresh, just killed [meat] (v)
Qap work, function (v)
*QapHa' [malfunction, fail, be "out of order" ?]
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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