Klingon word: Hen Part of speech: verb Definition: be experienced Source: qep'a' 26 [2019] _______________________________________________ (qep'a' 2019): "in the sense of involvement in, exposure to, familiarity with, hands-on dealing with a given area of knowledge or type of skill" (~mark re Dahar Master [DATE?]): I think Okrand didn't mean {pIn'a'} for Master in this sense... one who is knowledgeable in a field. He mentioned once, I think, that he's looking for a better term for this meaning. CULTURAL NOTES: (KGT 207): there are some words that simply do not translate. One must resort to descriptions rather than simple one- or two-word translations, and one must be a quite facile in the language and knowledgeable of the culture to understand the concepts. (KGT 90f): All but the least experienced cooks have {chanDoq} (marinade) prepared well in advance of a meal, keeping a large container of the brew around at all times and constantly adding new ingredients to it as they become available. SEE ALSO: po' be expert, skilled (v) tlhIb be incompetent (v) - tlhIb; toppa' rur "incompetent as a *topah*" KGT po'wI' expert (n) 'a'ghen master teacher, professor (n) Dujmey law' chIjpu' has navigated many ships (i.e. "be experienced" (idiom) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons