Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Klingon word: ngaQHa'moHwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: key Source: TalkNow!

Never used in a sentence. ngaQ be locked/sealed/secured/fastened (v) ngaQ lojmIt The door is locked. {TKW) ngaQmoH secure [something] yIngaQmoH Secure him! (i.e. strap a prisoner in a chair; ENT "Affliction") *{ngaQHa'} "unlock, unseal, etc." is implied but not attested although {ngaQHa'moH} "unlock [something]" appears once in the paq'batlh: qorDu'Daj lon lojmIt ngaQHa'moH He leaves his kin, unlocks the gates (PB) (TKW 186): The phrase {ngaQ lojmIt} ... is also sometimes heard in reference to a situation with an inevitable, unavoidable outcome. (TKW 108): This phrase has two meanings: (1) "The situation has an unavoidable outcome"; (2) "The plan or commitment is firm and cannot be changed." A door ({lojmIt}, though this word may also be translated as "gate") is a symbol of escape, so a door that is locked ({ngaQ}) means there is no escape or no way out. SEE ALSO: poS be open/opened (v) poSmoH open [something] (v) SoQ be closed/shut (v) SoQmoH close/shut [something] (v) waQ obstruct (v) Huv be clear/not obstructed (v) naw' access (v) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons