tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 15 09:44:27 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: mon (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, June 15, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: mon
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: smile, grin, sneer
"This also means things like 'snarl' and 'smirk'. I wouldn't be surprised
to find a Klingon {mon} and growl at the same time, but {mon} by itself
doesn't describe the full growling experience." (st.klingon)
pIj monchugh vay' yIvoqQo'
Don't trust those who frequently smile. TKW
"To a Klingon, a smile signals not only contentment, satisfaction, and good
humor, but also complacency, the feeling that all is well." (TKW 167)
Pun: "Mona Lisa" ({mon'a'} "Is she smiling?") confirmed by Okrand at qep'a'
wejDIch.
>Homonyms:
> mon (noun) - capital (of a place)
The capital of Kronos is called simply the First City {veng wa'DIch}:
"In some of the larger cities on Kronos, particularly the capital First
City ({veng wa'DIch}), there are pockets of immigrants from these other
planets who maintain their languages and customs but do so pretty much out
of the hearing of the majority population." (KGT 10)
"Regions are sometimes identified by the name of the most prominent city
within the region. Thus, the region containing the First City is simply
called {veng wa'DIch Sep} ("First City region")..." (KGT 16)
"The current standard way of speaking, the {ta' Hol}, is the variety of
Klingon associated with the First City on Kronos, and this is the form of
the language taught to most non-Klingons, as if there were no other way to
speak. This is not at all surprising, since most visitors to the Empire
restrict their stay to this one city and have very little knowledge of
other parts of the Empire. In the past, this was due to travel restrictions
imposed by the Klingon government, though now, perhaps because residents of
the First City have become accustomed to dealing with tourists and their
habits, visitors simply tend to feel somewhat more comfortable there than
they do elsewhere and they avoid wandering too far away." (KGT 15)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons