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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lay'
> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, April 26, 2014
>
> Klingon word: lay'
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: promise
lay' qotar
[untranslated?] PB
bIlay'DI' qaHarbe'
Your word means nothing to me PB
jIlay'DI' reH batlh jIpabchugh Qapla'meywIj Hoch vIta'ta' 'e' DaHar'a'
Did you think that my word of honor would have carried me this far? PB
jIlay'ta' 'ej batlh jIpabta' vaj choDanIS
I have kept my word of honor, and so should you, PB
qotarvaD lay'ta' 'ej batlh pab qeylIS
Kahless kept his word of honor to Kotar PB
bIleghlaH jIlay'ta' 'ej batlh jIpabta'
As you see, I have kept my word PB
PUN:
to "lie"!
Cf. {lay'Ha'} "break one's word" (v) KGT:
not lay'Ha' tlhIngan
No Klingon ever breaks his word. TKW
"A Klingon never breaks his word." (Worf to Alexander, TNG "Cost of Living")
Cultural notes:
KGT 121: The expression comes from the well-known story of Kahless the Unforgettable, the founder of the Klingon Empire, and his brother, Morath, who fought for the fabled 'twelve days and twelve nights' because Morath had broken his word and brought shame to the family.
Don't confuse {lay'Ha'} with:
bIv break (rules) (v)
ghor break (object) (v)
Similar words:
'Ip vow, swear (v)
vIt tell the truth (v)
nep lie, fib (v)
'Ip oath (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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