tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Oct 26 10:54:20 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Hov (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, October 26, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: Hov
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: star
Used in canon:
Hov ghajbe'bogh ram rur pegh ghajbe'bogh jaj
A day without secrets is like a night without stars.
jIjatlhpa' jatlh Hovmey
The stars will talk before I will. PK
Dejpu'bogh Hov rur qablIj
Your face looks like a collapsed star! PK
Hovmey Davan
You salute the stars. TKW
Discussed by Okrand:
{Hov} refers to the same celestial object as "star" [KGT 204]
Related nouns:
{Hovtay'} star system; {puyjaq} nova; {luSpet} black hole
Cf. also {Hov leng} Star Trek; {HovpoH} stardate.
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons