tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 02 07:38:53 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tova'Daq (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, February 2, 2006.
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>Category: Trek
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>Klingon word: tova'Daq
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: mind sharing
Thus, Federation Standard has no word meaning the same as
Klingon {tova'Daq}, a sort of mind sharing or insight into
one another's thoughts... (KGT 204)
[T]here are some words that simply do not translate. One must
resort to descriptions rather than simple one- or two-word
translations, and one must be a quite facile in the language
and knowledgeable of the culture to understand the concepts.
The Klingon notion of sharing of minds noted above, {tova'Daq},
is an example of such a word. (KGT 207)
{tova'Daq} is a moment of clarity between two warriors on the
battlefield: "much is said without the need for words". According to the
script for DS9 "Soldiers of the Empire", *tova'dok* is pronounced
/TO-vah-DOCK/.
I'd imagine Klingons would probably refer to the Vulcan mind-meld as kind
of {tova'Daq}.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons