Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, December 09, 2016

Klingon word: qun Part of speech: noun Definition: history

jemS tIy qIrq. loDHom jIHDI' qIrq qun vIqImchoH. James T. Kirk. I've followed his history since I was a boy. (ST5 notes) [i.e. "I've followed his career since I was a boy" in the script and novelizaton.] qun qon charghwI'pu''e' History is written by the victors. TKW This {vIttlhegh} is quoted in the paq'batlh (PB, intro): tlhIngan tIgh yIpab qun qon charghwI'pu''e' quvmo' Hegh Hegh yInaD Live the Klingon way, History is written by the victors, Celebrate death, for it is honorable. SEE ALSO: lut story lurDech tradition quH heritage wIch myth, legend N.B. Do not confuse with the verb {qun} "scold". -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons