Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Klingon word: chav Part of speech: noun Definition: achievement _______________________________________________ AFAIK the noun hasn't been used in a sentence. SEE: chav achieve, gain, attain (v) jIchav I achieve. KLS batlhHa' vanglu'taHvIS quv chavbe'lu' One does not achieve honor while acting dishonorably. TKW Hegh neH chav qoH A fool's only achievement is death. TKW tlhIngan ngoQmey chavmeH HoH tlhInganpu' Klingons kill for their own purposes. TKW qaSDI' nenghep, qa' patlh chu' chav tlhIngan SuvwI' The Age of Ascension marks a new level of spiritual attainment by a Klingon warrior. S9 ngoQvam luchavmeH ghawran maghpu' be'nI'pu' To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron... in order to gain power. S26 SuvwI' qa' patlh veb chavlaHmeH tlhIngan lo'chu' chaH. toDujDaj toblu' [They] use the devices [painstiks] to inflict pain in a manner which will allow the Klingon to attain a higher state of spirituality as a warrior, proving his mettle. S32 [...] puvDI' BELL X-wa', DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS. Do patlhvam chavta'bogh muD Duj wa'DIch moj 'oH. [...] Do patlh vItlhqu' chavta'. qaStaHvIS wa' rep, vaghvatlh javmaH loS qelI'qam lenglaH, wabDo wa' vI' pagh jav. [...] the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. [...] He reached a speed of 1127 kilometers per hour [700 miles per hour], or Mach 1.06 [...] (NASM: Bell X-1) Note the idiom {yay chav} : yay chavlu' 'e' bajnISlu' Victory must be earned. TKW noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu' Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory TKW qIbDaq Hoch Hovtay'mey bocharghchugh, yay bochav. Victory shall be yours if you conquer the systems within the Galaxy. MKE SEE ALSO: ta' deed, accomplishment (n) tuH adventure (n) wanI' phenomenon, event, occurrence (n) ta' accomplish (v) Qap succeed (v) Suq acquire, obtain, get, gain (v) chargh be victorious (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.