Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, November 24, 2019 Klingon word: pel'aQ Part of speech: noun Definition: coffin Source: qep'a' 24 [2017] _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. CULTURAL NOTES: Klingon warriors consider the corpse to be only an "empty shell" once the spirit has departed the body, to be disposed of accordingly. (TNG "Heart of Glory") (Lieven, 1/02/2018): I just re-watched episode 2 of Discovery, and indeed, T'kuvma explained why they recovered their dead warriors: He explains that when a warrior dies while sleeping, he is just flesh and bones, but a warrior who dies in battle deserves his final honorable treatment. "… finding the shroud of Kahless made those explorers a part of their history.” (Janeway, VOY “One Small Step”) SEE: pel'aQ shell (of an egg) (n) SEE ALSO: nev’aQ sarcophagus [simple] (n) nebeylI’ sarcophagus [fancy] (n) Heghpu'wI' dead (person) (n) lom corpse (n) jItuj'ep mummy (n) yInbogh lom zombie (n) 'Iw remwI' vampire (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons