[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'aq
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Mar 14 07:56:27 PDT 2023
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Klingon word: 'aq
Part of speech: verb
Definition: predict, prognosticate
Source: qep'a' 24 [2017]
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(qep’a’ 2017): based on deductive reasoning or science
SIS 'e' 'aqlu', javmaH vatlhvI' DIch
It is predicted it will rain, 60% certainty. (qep'a' 2017)
SISbe' 'e' 'aqlu'law'
It would appear that it will not rain.
It seems that it will not rain. (qep'a' 2017)
(qurgh, qep'a' 2017 < 7/29/2017): [Okrand] also checked with Maltz about why predicting the weather used {'e' -lu'} instead of {net} in the examples. He said that weather forecasts tend to use {'e' -lu'} over {net}, but {net} would not be wrong.
Duj jun yu'eghmey tIHmey je 'e' qaSmoHbogh tlhamchem tIn chenmoH
tlhIngan So'wI' 'e' wI'aq.
We suspect the Klingon cloak generates a massive gravitational field
that bends light and other electromagnetic waves around the ship.
(DSC/subtitle "Into the Forest I Go")
SEE:
qut predict (fraudulently or as an act) (v)
ghut predict (based on intuition or a wild guess) (v)
SEE ALSO:
noH estimate (v)
loy guess (v)
leSSov foresight (n)
muD atmosphere, weather (in general), climate (n)
'umber ecosystem, environment (n)
tuch future, the future (as a whole) (n)
“Predictions are difficult—especially about the future.” (Yogi Berra)
--
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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