Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Klingon word: qoH Part of speech: noun Definition: fool _______________________________________________ Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu' Only fools laugh while warriors die. PK not qoHpu''e' neH ghIjlu' Only fools have no fear. TKW meQtaHbogh qachDaq Suv qoH neH Only a fool fights in a burning house. TKW HIvbe' qoHpu' neH Only fools don't attack. TKW Hegh neH chav qoH A fool's only achievement is death. TKW qanchoHpa' qoH, Hegh qoH Fools die young. TKW qoH vuvbe' SuS The wind does not respect a fool. KGT (KGT 122): The idiomatic expression {ghaH vuv SuS neH} ("he/she wants the wind to respect him/her") comes from the same story; it is used to mean "He/she is foolish" or "He/she is a fool". For example, one might answer the question {qatlh betleHDaj tlhapbe'?} ("Why doesn't he take his bat'leth?") by saying {ghaH vuv SuS neH} ("He wants the wind to respect him"--that is, "He's a fool." The expression can be modified to apply to different persons or situations: {muvuvpu' SuS vIneH} ("I wanted the wind to respect me"--in other words, "I acted like a fool"); {bImaw''a'? Duvuv SuS DaneH'a'?} ("Are you crazy? Do you want the wind to respect you?"--that is, "What's with you? Are you an idiot?"). (qepHom 2019 booklet p.18): Unless one is playing word games, the verb {qID} doesn’t take an object. It’s normally used along with {jatlh} "say" as in: qID. jatlh: qoH SoH. (He/she jokes. He/she says: “You are a fool.”) or the other way around: jatlh: qoH SoH. qID. ("You are a fool." He/she is joking.) Both of these could be translated something like: "He/She jokes that you are a fool.” TREK TRIVIA: "Obviously you do not know the difference between courage and foolhardiness." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy") "{qoH!}" I was not happy. "You did not engage the cloaking device fast enough. They have detected us." (Gowron, KCD novelization p.101) "She's not dwelling in the past, like this {qoH}." (SAREK [novel]) SEE ALSO: Dogh be foolish, silly (v) tlhaQ be funny (v) jIv be ignorant (v) QIp be stupid (v) "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." (Mark Twain) -- 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.