Klingon word: qup Part of speech: noun Definition: elder _______________________________________________ chay' 'etlh DoQ nuch QongtaHbogh qup 'etlh nIH How does a coward claim a sword? By taking it from his sleeping father. (PB) ghaH rI' 'ej quvmoH qanra' qamchIy qup'a' He is welcomed by Kahnrah, patriarch of Qam-Chee. (PB) CULTURAL NOTES: (KGT 133): Klingons revere their ancestors, respect their elders, and have unparalleled veneration for heritage. (KGT 133): Younger Klingons, while accepting their heritage and observing the ancient rites, see some aspects of their elders' behavior and beliefs as, if not obsolete, then just old-fashioned. (KGT 35): Younger Klingons describe some of the vocabulary used by their elders as {mu'mey Doy'} ("tired words")… PUN: {puq} "child" backwards SEE: qup'a' patriarch (n) quprIp Council of Elders (N) SEE ALSO: qan be old (not young) (v) qempa' ancestor (singular) (n) no' ancestors (plural) (n) 'emrIgh ancestor (direct) (n) nortlham descendant (n) -- 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.