[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: baq

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, August 11, 2024

Klingon word: baq
Part of speech: verb
Definition: terminate, discontinue
Source: KGT
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Qombe'!  nISbe' jevwI', 'ej not ruS baq. 
That looks on tempests and is never shaken. (Sonnet 116)
[lit. "It [i.e. love] does not tremble! The storm does not disrupt it, and it never terminates the bond."]

(KGT 69):  A duel ends, normally, with death.  It is often the case, however, that one of the combatants will have been outmaneuvered and will find himself in a position from which he clearly cannot recover.  Should this occur, he will probably shout out {baq}, a clipped form of {yIbaq} ("Terminate it!").  It is not normal in this context for him to shout out something like {HIHoH} ("Kill me!"), even though this is what he means.

SEE ALSO:
yev 		pause, take a break (v)
leS 		rest, relax (v)
mev 		stop, cease (v)
bup 		quit (v)

Hay'  		duel (v)


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons