Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 22, 2017
Klingon word: tIgh Part of speech: noun Definition: custom
tlhIngan tIgh "The Klingon Way" (TKW title) tlhIngan tIgh DaHaDrup'a'? [Marc Okrand's inscription on books/photos] quv tIghmey Sov Hoch tlhInganpu' Every Klingon knows the way of honor (PB) tlhIngan tIgh yIpab Live the Klingon way (PB) naDev Sughompu' 'ej Qo'noS SuvwI'pu' Hem tlhIH qeylIS tIghmey'e' DaH tIQoy teH tIghmey 'ej bIH bolIjlaHbe' Here now, All of you're here Proud warriors of Kronos The ways of Kahless For they are true And unforgettable (PB) vaj molor HoHta' qeylIS 'ej quv tIghmey 'aghpu' mu'meyDaj ta'meyDaj je And so Kahless slew the tyrant Molor, And taught the people the ways of honor By his words and his honorable deeds. (PB) qa'lI' quv yIpab 'ej tIghmeylIj bolIjchugh SaqSub SuvwI' Qup yIqaw Follow the honor in your spirit, And if you should lose your way, Remember the young warrior from the Saq'sub. (PB) CULTURAL NOTES: "Klingon words for traditional tools and long-standing customs are difficult to translate into English." (TKD 9) "Language and culture go together, one reinforcing the other. When one speaks Klingon, one says things in a Klingon way." (Marc Okrand, http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2010/04/02/marc- okrand-inventor-of-klingon-at-gmu-tonight/ ) "You outsiders see only our fierceness, our love of battle. You do not see the {tIgh}, the honor, that shapes our every act." [Gowron, KCD novel, p.10] "Klingon culture is not in your taste?" (Troi to Pulaski, TNG "The Icarus Factor") SEE ALSO: ghob virtue (n) nugh society (group of people with a shared culture) (n) tlham order, structure (societal) (slang) (n) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons