tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 29 07:25:53 2006
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Re: Klingon WOTD: per (verb)
> > This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, June 29, 2006.
> >
> > Klingon word: per
> > Part of Speech: verb
> > Definition: label
{malja' per} trademark
Paramount Pictures malja' permey bIH Star Trek pong'e' Deghmey'e' je
"Star Trek" and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures.
(SkyBox Copyright)
{per yuD} "code name"
The noun {tuH} refers to a military maneuver of any kind. A specific
plan or stratagem usually has a code name ({per yuD} [literally,
"dishonest label"]) coined especially for the occasion and not neces-
sarily used again. A {per yuD} is sometimes the name of an animal,
sometimes the name of a Klingon historical figure, and it usually
ends in {Qu'} ("mission, task"). Code names are the equivalent of
Federation locutions such as "Operation Cougar" and are therefore
often translated in that pattern: {targh Qu'} (Operation Targ),
{lung Qu'} (Operation Dragon [...]), {'aqtu' Qu'} (Operation Aktuh).
(KGT 48f)
Cf. the nouns {Degh} "Degh "emblem, symbol, insignia, marking, mark";
{pong} "name"
> > Additional Notes:
> > News: ascertain, specify
lay'tel SIvten:
>nuq 'oS tlheghvam Qav? chay' tlheghvam Qav yajnISlu'?
>What does this last line mean?
It's some sort of glitch. It should be a reference to the homophonous verb
{per} "label, ascertain, specify, pin down":
Though the verb {per} "label" is usually used in the sense of
"attach or assign a name to", it can also be used for such notions
as "ascertain, specify, pin down". This is not considered slang or
idiomatic. (st.klingon 2/99)
rep yIper!
Ascertain the hour! Specify the hour!
(i.e. "What time is it?")
["This is literally 'Label the hour!'" (st.k 2/99)]
Cf. also the verbs {pong} "name"; {ngu'} "identify"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons