[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tuq Degh

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: tuq Degh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: family crest
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.

(KGT 63):  The knifesmith takes pride in designing a weapon that not only performs well and perfectly fits the hand of the user but that also is considered a work of art. The aesthetic value of the blade is directly related to its effectiveness, but the handle is adorned with ornamentation ranging from traditional designs to symbols that actually indicate ownership, usually by means of a family crest (tuq Degh).

(KGT 80):  Even modern weaponry, such as a disrupter pistol (nISwI' HIch) or disrupter rifle (nISwI' bej), is decorated. ... Sometimes extra ornamentation, carved of a different material, is attached. This would typically be the case with a family crest (tuq Degh).

(KGT 61):  Though originally utilitarian in nature, the {Ha'quj} ["baldric, sash"] has taken on symbolic functions as well, its ornamentation representing the family unit or house (tuq) of its wearer.

TREK NOTES:

A *gin'tak* (an advisor so trusted he has been made part of the family) wears a special ring, bearing the crest of the House he has pledged his life to defend. (TNG "Firstborn")

The metal {tuq Degh} was referred to several times in dialogue as a {Degh} during the ceremony in which Alexander formally joined the House of Martok.  As he had no sash, Alexander attached his new sigil (tuq Degh) to his left sleeve.  (DS9 "Sons and Daughters"):  

WORF: 	  This was dropped by one of the assassins. It bears the crest of your 
                 house.
             <  ....  >
B'ETOR:   *Bet'ala nog'tor*.
LURSA: 	   Impossible.
TROI:       What is it?
B'ETOR:   These markings represent the members of our house. This symbol 
                 represents our father, myself, my sister. And this represents her son.
WORF:     I was not aware you had a son.
LURSA:    I do not. But I am with child.
B'ETOR:   She found out only a few days ago and told no one but me. How can 
                 this marking be here?  Where did this come from?  [TNG "Firstborn"]

SEE:
tuq  	tribe, House (i.e.  Great House), ancestral unit,  lineage (n)
Degh  	medal, emblem, symbol, insignia, marking, mark (n)

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons