tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 17 08:42:09 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: chaq (adverb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, May 17, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: chaq
>Part of Speech: adverb
>Definition: perhaps
Used in canon:
chaq SoHvo' vay' vIje' vIneH
[Perhaps I want to buy something from you. (untranslated)] PK
De' lI' Sovlu'DI' chaq Do'Ha'
Knowledge of useful information may be unfortunate. PK
yIlop! wa'leS chaq maHegh!
Celebrate! Tomorrow we may die! TKW
Heghtay lulop latlh tlhInganpu'. Heghtay luloptaHvIS chaH chaq bey
SeQ lujach
other Klingons may perform a ceremonial howl or yell as part of the
Klingon death ritual. S31
boq lucherDI' tlhIngan wo' romuluS Hov wo' je So'wI' cham Suqpu' tlhIngan
wo'. chaq tampu'. chaq romuluSnganpu'vaD pIvghor cham lunobpu'
tlhInganpu'
Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star
Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. S33
Related vocabulary:
{ghaytan} likely (adv.)
{qIt} = {DuH} "be possible" (vb.)
{-law'} "it seems (to be), apparently, seemingly, I think that, I suspect
that" (vb. sfx.)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons