[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tey' (noun)

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Klingon word: tey'
Part of speech: noun
Definition: cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece or nephew (man's brother's child
Source: HQ:v9n3p8
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(HQ 9.3:8):  {vIn}, in its plural form {vInpu'}, is used for a group consisting of at least one {tey'} and no one who is not a {lor} or a {tey'}.  Thus {vInpu'} may be translated "cousins, nieces, nephews."  If it's not a mixed group, then, of course, the plural forms of {lor} and {tey'} would be used (lorpu', tey'pu').  {vInpu'} might also be used if the speaker is unsure about the makeup of the group (but sure enough to know that {vInpu'} is a better choice than {yurpu'}.  The singular form, {vIn}, is also sometimes used in place of {lor} or {tey'} when focusing on the {vIn} as a member of a group of {vInpu'} as opposed to his or her specific relationship to the speaker.

See naHQun's helpful {qorDu' Sor} chart at:
 http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html 

PUN:    Does Okrand have a relative named Taylor = tey' lor? (Alan Anderson)]

SEE:
tey'be'  		female cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), 
		niece (man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter) (n) 
tey'loD  	male cousin (mother's sister's son or father's brother's son), 
		nephew (man's brother's son or woman's sister's son) (n) 

SEE ALSO:
qorDu'  		family,  kin (PB1) (n)

vIn  		[close?] cousin,  niece or  nephew (n)
  - PUN: movie "My Cousin Vinnie."

lor  		cousin (n) (mother's brother's child or father's sister's child), niece
		 or nephew (man's sister's child or woman's brother's child) (n)

yur 		yur  distant cousin, niece or nephew (second cousin, grand-nephew, etc.) (n)

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons