[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qumwI'
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Mar 20 06:49:23 PDT 2023
Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 19, 2023
Klingon word: qumwI'
Part of speech: noun
Definition: governor
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AFAIK never used in a sentence.
TREK NOTES:
"I am Kor, military governor of Organia." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy"; cf. TKW 118 ill.)
“Bad enough to be a military governor, but to govern a population of sheep!” [Kor, TOS “Errand of Mercy”]
“If the Klingon Empire has reverted to the old practices, they will occupy the Cardassian homeworld, execute all government officials, and install an imperial overseer to put down any further resistance.” (Worf to SiSko, DS9 “The Way of the Warrior, Pt. II”)
In 2267 Klingon agent Krell was grooming Apella of the village people of Neural to be "a governor in the Klingon Empire". (TOS "A Private Little War")
General K'Vagh was the military governor of Qu'Vat Colony and in charge of the genetics research facility there. (ENT "Affliction" & "Divergence")
Worf's father, Mogh, was governor of the Khitomer Outpost when it was attacked by Romulans. (TNG "Sins of the Father")
The IKC Qu'Vat, carrying Governor Torak, rendezvoused with the Enterprise-D in 2369 at Relay Station 47. (TNG "Aquiel")
In an alternate future, Worf is a governor of an obscure Klingon planet. (TNG "All Good Things...")
SEE:
qum government (n)
qum govern (v)
SEE ALSO:
pIn boss (n)
HI' dictator (n)
vu'wI' manager (n)
DevwI' leader (n)
loHwI' magistrate [lit. "administrator"] (n)
loH administration (n)
HI'tuy dictatorship (n)
woQ authority, political power (n)
tum agency (n)
che' rule (v)
ghatlh dominate (v)
vu' manage (v)
loH administer (v)
lu fall from power (v)
gheS assume duties of, take on responsibilities (v)
Sugh install [in office] (v)
cho' succeed [to authority] (v)
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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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