Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, August 29, 2022 Klingon word: tay Part of speech: noun Definition: ceremony, rite, ritual, honorific tai _______________________________________________ tayvam tIQ wIlopchoHjaj Let us commence this ancient rite. PB (KGT 11): While the conventional phrases used in some rituals are uttered in modern Klingon (such as those used in the Rite of Ascension, a ceremony symbolizing a young Klingon's attainment of a certain spiritual level), those used in a great many others are in a form of {no' Hol} (such as those associated with the {bIreqtal} [brek'tal], the ceremony in which the killer of the leader of a Klingon house marries the widow and thereby becomes the head of the house himself). In these cases, the phrases must be studied and memorized by the participants, then repeated back accurately. Improvising or paraphrasing is entirely inappropriate. Depending on when the phrases for the ritual originated, the words and grammatical constructions may be somewhat like or very different from those of modern Klingon. (KGT 133): Younger Klingons, while accepting their heritage and observing the ancient rites, see some aspects of their elders' behavior and beliefs as, if not obsolete, then just old-fashioned. tay tai (n., honorific Klingonaase title). In ascending order: tay tai veStay vestai Sutay sutai Santay zantai ’Iptay epetai TREK TRIVIA: “There has to be another way out of this! You people have rituals for everything except waste extraction. You must have a ceremony or a secret handshake or something I can do.” (Quark to Worf, DS9 “Looking for Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places”) SEE: tay be civilized (v) taymoH civilize (v) tayqeq civilization (n) chontay ritual hunt Heghtay Death Ritual muvtay initiation nentay Rite of Ascension qutluch tay Kut'luch Ceremony ruStay R'uustai, bonding ritual SEE ALSO: tay' be together, united (v) lop observe, celebrate (a ritual) (v) SeQ be formal, ritualistic, ceremonial (v) bey' a ceremonial display (n) -- 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.