[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Hup

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, May 17, 2025

Klingon word: Hup
Part of speech: verb
Definition: punish
Source: TKD
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.

TREK NOTES:
  "You'll find there are many rules and regulations. They will be posted. Violation of the smallest of them will be punished by death." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")

SEE ALSO:
bIj		punish (v)
-  Q: Difference between {bIj} vs. {Hup}?  
   A: That's a real good Maltz question.  [qep’a’ 2021 Q&A]

qIch 		condemn (v)

bIj 		punishment (n)
jIp 		penalty (n)
Sun 		discipline (n)

"He whom God wishes to severely punish, He decrees upon him to be a dictionary compiler. The life of the compiler is like living in Hell." (Eliezer Ben Yehudah, his _Milon ha-lashon ha-ʻIvrit_ was published over the course of 50 years in 17 volumes [more than 8,000 double-columned pages])