[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nup (verb)

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 08, 2025

Klingon word: nup
Part of speech: verb
Definition: decrease
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MO said that the verb is intransitive at the qepHom 2011 :  "lugh {ghur vay'}, {vay' ghurmoHlu'}, {nup vay'}, {vay' nupmoHlu'} je 'e' maqbej MO. {jIr} rur {DIng} maq je 'ach rurchu' 'e' maqchu'be'. Sovchu'meH matlh'e' tlhobnISlaw'." (De'vID, 3/22/12)

At qepHom 2011  "[Okrand] confirmed that the subjects of {ghur} and {nup| are increasing and decreasing, respectively." (De'vID, 6/30/2015)

SEE ALSO:
ghur 		increase (v)
Dej 		collapse (v)

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Voragh
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