Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Klingon word: ghIgh Part of speech: noun Definition: necklace
AFAIK never used in a sentence. Note the slang noun {ghIgh} "assignment, task, duty": KGT 150f.: As this word literally means "necklace", perhaps the slang usage is based on the old practice of identifying one's position within a military unit-for example, one's assignment on a ship-by means of a symbol hung on a chain worn around the neck. On the other hand, it may be based on the idea that assignment to a specific task holds one in that position as if by means of a line around the neck. The usual nonslang word for "assignment, mission" is {Qu'}. TREK TRIVIA: (ST Enc. 269) The leader of Troyius gave Elaan, the Dohlman of Elas, a necklace of radans as a wedding present in 2268. Chemically, radans were raw dilithium crystals, and made Troyius a planet of great strategic significance. Elaan's necklace served as a source of emergency crystals for the Starship Enterprise when that ship was under attack by a Klingon vessel that ironically sought to guarantee a supply of radans from Troyius. (cf. TOS "Elaan of Troyius") SEE ALSO: jInaq jinaq [necklace] (amulet symbolizing a girl's coming of age) mIr chain Hugh throat mong neck mongDech collar -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons