Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, October 18, 2021 Klingon word: nompuq Part of speech: noun Definition: authority, evidence, attestation, reference, citation Source: KLI Mailing list _______________________________________________ Word forwarded to the List by De'vID from Okrand. (De'vID < MO, 2/17/2018): Neither {Hal} nor {mung} would be "source" in the literary sense (which I take to mean where a particular entry in {boQwI’} [ie. De'vID's computer program] comes from). This would be {nompuq} "authority, evidence, attestation, reference, citation". SEE: bo’DIj nompuq forensic evidence (n) (qep'a' 2018) SEE ALSO: bo'DIj court [of law] (n) meqba' *mek'ba* (type of legal proceeding) (n) - That portion of a Klingon trial or appeal in which evidence is heard during which all evidence must be heard in open council (cf. TNG "Sins of the Father") ghantoH model, example, pattern (n) jIyweS translation, gloss, definition (n) - (De'vID < MO, 2/17/2018): For purposes of {boQwI’}, definition would be {jIyweS} "translation, gloss". It’s not a definition like in an English-only (or any-language-only) dictionary (that explains/describes a word’s meaning); it’s a quick tag to give you an idea of what the word means. For "entry", Maltz suggests {ghu’lIS} "item in a list" . ghu'lIS entry/item in a list (n) natlIS last item in a list (n) tetlh list (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.