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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'ejyo'waw'
> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 30, 2014
>
> Klingon word: 'ejyo'waw'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: star base
TKD 20: For example, {'ejDo'} means "starship". The syllable {'ej} also occurs in {'ejyo'} "Starfleet". There are, however, no known Klingon words {'ej}, {Do'}, or {yo'} that have anything to do with Starfleet, starships, the Federation, or space vehicles of any kind. It is quite likely... an Old Klingon word... that is used nowhere except in the noun {'ejDo'}. Of course, without further study, that remains pure conjecture.
KGT 51: The entirety of a government's military apparatus is its {QI'}, usually translated simply as "military". The word is rather general in that it may apply to a nongovernmental military organization as well, such as that of a group of rebels. Though many Klingons themselves are apt to describe the Federation's Starfleet as a type of {QI'}, this is not really an appropriate use of the term, since {QI'} refers to the military only, while the functions of Starfleet are scientific and diplomatic as well. This misapplication of the term may, in part, be responsible for the frequent misunderstandings between the Federation and the Empire.
Does {'ejyo'waw'} only refer to *Starfleet* starbases? In TOS "A Private Little War" Uhura reported that the Klingon warship was "sending a routine message to their home base". Do Klingons distinguish between {'ejyo'waw'} a Starfleet starbase vs. *{yo' waw'} a (Klingon) Imperial base?
In TOS Federation starbases were usually commanded by Starfleet commodores (cf. STE p.54).
Similar words:
'ejyo' Starfleet (n)
waw' base (n)
totlh commodore (n)
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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