[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jamjuD (noun)
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Sep 5 07:45:46 PDT 2025
Klingon word: jamjuD
Part of speech: noun
Definition: bounty
Source: qep'a' 30 [2023]
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(qep'a' 2023): A reward offered for the completion of a challenging task.
(TKW 47): The Klingon word {pop} (reward) could refer to compensation or a prize of some sort, but it also means honor in the sense of recognition for a particular achievement or set of achievements.
TREK NOTES:
In 2153 The Klingon Judiciary placed a bounty of 9000 darseks for the capture of escaped convict Jonathan Archer, dead or alive, which was considered "a fortune" by Tellarite bounty hunter Skalaar. (ENT "Bounty")
"Are you waiting for the Klingons to post a reward so that you can collect?" (Kirk, TOS "Errand of Mercy")
SEE:
jonlu'meH pop bounty (n) (ST5 notes)
- jonlu'meH wo'maj pop tIn law' Hoch tIn puS
Our Empire's highest bounty has been placed on his head. (ST5 notes)
SEE ALSO:
Huch money (n)
van'a' award (n)
tev prize (n)
qav'ap rent; sum/amount (of money) (n)
qengHoD treasure, booty, plunder, swag, loot (n)
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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