tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 11 07:29:37 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: jab (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, January 11, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: jab
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: serve (food)
As used in canon:
bortaS bIr jablu'DI' reH QaQqu' nay'
Revenge is a dish best served cold. TKD
HIq qIj reghuluS 'Iw HIq ghap jab
They serve Black Ale or Regulan bloodwine. CK
tera'nganvaD romuluS HIq jabQo'
They won't serve Romulan ale to Terrans. CK
yIntaHbogh qagh jablu'DI' reH nIvqu' qagh
Gagh is always best when served live. TKW
yIntaHbogh tlhIngan Soj tlhol jablu'DI' tIvqu'lu'
Klingon food is best when served fresh and live. S21
Notes about serving food:
... the verb meaning "serve fermented food at its peak" is
{wech} (KGT 92)
{'Iw HIq} ("bloodwine") is served warm to hot... (KGT 95)]
It is not possible here to give detailed accounts of how to
prepare specific dishes or even to list all of the ingredients.
Nor is it possible to explain and compare the cuisines of dif-
ferent regions and planets within the Empire. For detailed
information of that kind, the best source is probably {jabmeH}
by J'puq (the title means "In Order to Serve"; it is a cookbook).
(KGT 86)
The derived noun is {jabwI'} "food server, waiter/waitress":
Any visitor to a Klingon city, or even outpost, will undoubtedly
want to spend some time sampling Klingon food in a restaurant
({Qe'}) ... The person who takes the order and brings the food
is the {jabwI'} ("server") and the chef is the {vutwI'} ("cook";
in a large restaurant, the head chef is referred to as the {vutwI'
quv}, the "honored cook"). In small establishments, the {jabwI'}
and {vutwI'} are likely to be the same individual. [KGT 102f.]
Note the verb {toy'} "serve (a master)".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons