Klingon word: yu' Part of speech: verb Definition: question, interrogate Source: TKD _______________________________________________ qayu' I interrogate you. (KLS) (KGT 153): This verb [{luH}] literally means yank and is used in such sentences as {jav luHpu' 'avwI'} ("The guard has caused a prisoner to confess"--literally, "The guard has yanked a six"). Standard words expressing the same notions are {DISmoH} (cause to confess) and {peghHa'moH} (cause to not keep a secret). (KGT 55) : Klingon technology has produced two weapons used, as far as is known, only by the Klingons themselves... The second distinctly Klingon weapon is the {QIghpej} [agonizer], a hand-held device that produces excruciating pain when pressed up against an adversary. The {QIghpej} is worn on the belt and applied to the cheek; one was used to torture Chekov on Beta XII-A. (TOS "Day of the Dove") Agonizers are also used in the Mirror Universe along with the agony booth (TOS "Mirror, Mirror"]. TREK TRIVIA: “There’s no careful way to question a Klingon.” (Odo to Sisko, DS9 “Visionary”) DAX: Have you been able to make any headway with Sakonna? ODO: Have you ever tried to interrogate a Vulcan, Lieutenant? DAX: No. ODO: Neither did I until today. I wouldn't advise it. That calm measured voice that tells you nothing, that impassive stare. It can be quite frustrating. (DS9 “The Maquis, Part II”) SEE ALSO: ghel ask (a question) (v) jang answer (v) ja'chuq discuss (v) tlhob ask, request, plead (v) qoy' plead, beg (v) poQ demand, require (v) joy' torture (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.