Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Klingon word: wIgh Part of speech: noun Definition: genius Source: TKD (113 KE, 135 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: wIgh Part of speech: noun Definition: genius _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. MNEMONIC: Einstein's hair looked like a wig. (Arika Okrent, "In the land of invented languages: Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language". New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009) SEE ALSO: tej scientist (n) pIn expert, authority [slang] (n) 'a'ghen master teacher, professor (n) - “A teacher held in high esteem, of higher rank than other teachers in the same institution, could be {ghojmoHwI' quv} or {ghojmoHwI' Han} ... Probably the highest standing of all is a {'a'ghen}, which can be translated as master teacher or professor." (Lieven, 11/07/2016) Sov knowledge, wisdom (n) leSSov foresight (n) Han be learned, scholarly, erudite (v) val be clever, smart, intelligent (v) chul be wise (v) - “Refers to demonstrating good judgment based on experience, not just intelligence or book-learning” (qep’a’ 2020) 'ong be cunning, sly (v) yuq outwit, outsmart (v) po' be expert, skilled (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
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