[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: QaD

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2023

Klingon word: 	QaD
Part of speech: 	verb
Definition: 	be dry, be dried out
Source: 	KGT
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'IqnaH QaD 
dry mucus (HQ 12.4)

vengHom QaD 
dry village (KGT)

tIr ngogh QaD 
toast (TNK)

QaD puq 
The child is dry. (KGT)

'Iw bIQtIqvo' toS SuvwI' yoH puH QaDDaq paw 
The fearless warrior climbs out of the blood onto dry land. (PB)

(KGT 85):  A vegetable or fruit that is {baQ} (fresh, just picked, just fallen off the plant), on the other hand, is not as favored as one that is {DeH} (ripe, though overripe might be closer to the mark) or even {QaD} (dry, dried out).

Do not confuse with the slang verb {QaD} "be safe, protected" : 

(KGT 161):  Literally meaning "be dry", the word {QaD} may be applied to just about anything: a person, object, place, and so forth. For example, {QaD puq} ("The child is dry") means that the child is safe; {vengHom QaD} ("dry village") means that the village is protected. This slang meaning may have developed in part because of the Klingon association of water with weakness (as opposed to the strength of blood or ale, for that matter) and in part because of the phonetic similarity of {QaD} to {Qan} (protect). In the Krotmag dialect, source of many idiomatic expressions, {QaD} would be pronounced almost as if {Qan} (see the chapter on "The Fiction of Klingon Conformity," under "Pronunciation," pages 18-23).

SEE:
QaDmoHwI' DIr  	towel (n)

SEE ALSO:
yIQ 			be wet (v)
char 			be slimy (v)

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