tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 03 07:23:14 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Sub
> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, January 03, 2014
>
> Klingon word: Sub
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be solid
AFAIK never used in a canon sentence.
Do not confuse with the slang verb {Sub} "be brave, be heroic, be bold, be valiant, be intrepid":
KGT 164f.: Literally meaning "be solid", as opposed to gaseous or liquid, {Sub}, in its slang usage, may be applied to a person. Thus, {SuvwI' Sub} is "brave warrior" (literally, "solid warrior") and {Sub SuvwI'} means "The warrior is brave" (literally, "The warrior is solid"). It is inappropriate to use the word to describe anything other than a person; a phrase such as {may' Sub} would mean only "solid battle" and would probably be considered a meaningless utterance. The slang meaning of {Sub} is probably influenced by the phonetically identical noun {Sub}, meaning "hero".
(Somewhat) similar words:
jeD be thick/dense/viscous (v)
char be slimy (v)
yIQ be wet (v)
Hum be sticky (v)
pI' be fat (v)
ror be fat (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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