[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: SIj
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Dec 8 07:20:45 PST 2023
Klingon word: SIj
Part of speech: verb
Definition: slit, be insightful (slang), be clever (slang)
Source: TKD
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(KGT 164): This verb literally means "slash, slit (with a blade)". When used in its slang sense, it does not take an object: {bISIj} ("You are insightful, you have a keen mind"; literally, "You slash"). Nonslang counterparts are {val} (be clever, smart) and {'ong} (be cunning, sly).
SEE:
SIj slit, slash (with a blade) (v)
qaStaHvIS wa' ram loS SaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD
4,000 throats may be cut in one night by a running man.
(TKD p. 171 & TKW p. 127)
SEE ALSO:
pe' cut (v)
quH slice, carve (v)
DuQ stab (v)
chIp cut, trim (v)
poDmoH clip (v)
ghom’oH slot, slit (n)
--
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.
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