Klingon Word of the Day: HIjwI'
Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, October 25, 2018 Klingon word: HIjwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: delivery person Source: This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: HIjwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: delivery person Source: _______________________________________________ In my notes I have the source as "KGT p. 191". I don't have KGT with me so can someone check this? Nomen agentis of {HIj} "deliver, transport goods": yIHmey DaHIj'a'? ghobe', yIHmey vIHIjbe'. Are you transporting tribbles? No, I'm not transporting tribbles. (CK) rura' pente'Daq Soj, Doch, <luch?> vIqIch. We is condemning food... things and supplies to Rura Penthe. (sic!) (ST6) [I believe that this was intentional for {vIHIj}: Uhura's Klingon was a bit rusty, after all. IIRC correctly the Morskan guard chuckled at this mistake.] SEE: HIjmeH chaw' stamp (n) TNK 'oSwI' emissary (n) Duy agent, emissary (n) SEE ALSO: qeng carry, convey (v) Qay transfer (v) lup transport [people only?] (v) Hev receive (v) 'oS represent (v) TREK TRIVIA: Klaang was an official courier delivering important information to the Klingon High Council when he was attacked by Suliban agents on Earth and shot by a farmer in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. The brand-new Enterprise's first mission was to return him to Kronos. (ENT "Broken Bow") -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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Klingon word: HIjwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: delivery person Source:
In my notes I have the source as "KGT p. 191". I don't have KGT with me so can someone check this?
Apparently {HIjwI'} is on p.191 of KGT in the section on "Avoiding Gaffes", i.e. enunciating clearly: Hej ("rob") / HIj ("deliver, transport goods") HejwI' ("robber") HIjwI' ("delivery person") -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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