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

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 01, 2026

Klingon word: le'yo'
Part of speech: noun
Definition: pride
Source: tlhIngan-Hol Mailing List -  ghunchu'wI' - 22 August 2011
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le'yo'raj nIHlu'ta'mo' penoD jatlh qeylIS, woQ le'yo' je 'aghbej ghaH 
And Kahless spoke to them ... filled with pride and authority, about
 avenging their stolen pride (PB)

le'yo' lutmey juja'pu'mo' qatlho' 
I thank you, for your stories of pride (PB)

(many more examples in PB)

(SkyBox 20):  The sash that Worf wears is a symbol of his family's house. He wears it proudly as a reminder of his heritage." 

(KGT 123):  The sash represents a Klingon's heritage. If the sash is removed, so is the Klingon's ancestral identity, and, along with it, his or her dignity and self-esteem. It is generally used with a possessive pronominal suffix attached to {Ha'quj} (sash) ... Thus, the phrase {Ha'qujlIj nge'} (literally, "take away your sash") means wound your pride.

(HQ 12.3:9):  The notion of "too big for one's britches" (be too haughty or arrogant for one's status) as well as that of 'commit hubris' (be presumptuous or arrogant) might best be rendered in Klingon not by {HoQ} ["be honored falsely, be falsely honorable"] but by {nguq} "be arrogant, haughty, conceited" an undesirable trait. To be {Hem} proud, however, is quite admirable and does not carry any connotations of arrogance as the Federation Standard words proud and pride sometimes do. The noun {'eDjen} refers to a person who is arrogant or haughty.

PUN:  pride of lions or proud as a lion (Leo the lion)

SEE ALSO:
quv 		[personal] honor (n)
nur 		dignity (n)
quH 		heritage (n)
tuH 		shame (n)

Hem 		be proud (v)
jaq 		be bold (v)
jeQ 		be self-confident (v)
tuH 		be ashamed (v)
web 		be disgraced (v)

TREK NOTES:
KOR:    The war goes well for you, Worf? A long list of victories to 
	your credit, I trust? 
WORF: I have been fortunate. 
KOR:     The way of the warrior is not a humble path. Show some
	 pride in your accomplishments! You've earned it. 
WORF: I will try.   [DS9 "Once More Unto the Breach"]
	
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons