Klingon Word of the Day: maj
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Klingon word: maj Part of speech: excl Definition: good (expressing satisfaction) Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: maj Part of speech: excl Definition: good (expressing satisfaction) _______________________________________________ (KGT 120): The Klingon word {maj} is an exclamation expressing satisfaction, generally translated as simply "good", and functioning as a sentence in its own right. (KGT 159-61): The word {qu'} may also be used as an exclamation (Great! Wonderful!). In this sense, it seems to be interchangeable with {chong} (literally, "be vertical"; see page 148). […] Nonslang verbs expressing similar ideas are … an exclamation, {maj!} (Good!). (Lieven, 11/14/2015): Besides the verb {tlho'}, remember the scene in DSN where a Klingon is given a glass of bloodwine and answers with {maj}. That's also a typical Klingon way to say thank you like humans do. maj Good. STK maj. 'ej... Good. [And...?] ST5 maj ram Good night! (greeting) KGT (cf. pp. 119-20) maj, ngaj ram Good, the night is short. KGT (cf. pp. 119-20) maj, nI' ram Good, the night is long. KGT (cf. pp. 119-20) maj po Good morning! (greeting) (TNK) KLINGON FANDOM: "I have heard some, including myself, simply say maj while going for a good warrior grasp on the arm for a Klingon 'handshake'." (DloraH) SEE: majQa' Well done! Very good! (excl) majQa' Well done! (DS9 "Blood Oath") During the first airing of DS9 "A Time To Stand" in October 1997, there was a commercial for Playmate's Star Trek "Strike Force" toy ships in which a boy in Klingon make-up and Starfleet uniform enthused, "MAKH-kwa" [sic!], subtitled "Cool!" SEE ALSO: QaQ be good (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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