Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Klingon word: waS Part of speech: verb Definition: wrong, awry Source: qepHom 2016 _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. (Lieven, 11/07/2016 < qepHom 2016): Note the difference between three words conventionally translated as "wrong". {muj} is "be incorrect, factually wrong", {waS} is "be amiss, awry" (something has gone wrong, this didn't turn out according to plan), and {QIH} is "mistreat". - cheQIHchugh manoDbe''a' Wrong us, shall we not seek revenge? TKW - bIlughbe' You're wrong. TKD Note the slang word {bachHa'} "err, make a mistake": (KGT 145): This word literally means something like "mis-shoot"—that is, shoot wrongly. It is used in such constructions as {jIbachHa'pu'} ("I have made a mistake"; literally, "I have mis-shot"). The standard word meaning "err, make a mistake" is {Qagh}, as in {jIQaghpu'} ("I have make a mistake"). ... and the expression {bIQ ngaS HIvje'} "The cup contains water": (KGT 120): This idiomatic expression means "be quite mistaken, be totally wrong". SEE ALSO: lughbe' be incorrect (v) Qagh err, be mistaken, make a mistake (v) -- 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.