Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 08, 2015
Klingon word: ghol
Part of speech: noun
Definition: opponent, adversary
ghom gholpu'
The Opponents Meet PB
ngIq gholvo' wa'maH QaS yItlhap
Collect 10 forces from every player. MKE
ngIq gholvaD vaghmaH QaS yInob
Pay each player 50 forces. MKE
"Admiral Kirk, this is your opponent speaking." (Kruge, ST3)
TKW 201: To be a warrior, one must have an opponent. Accordingly, antagonists or enemies are not deemed undesirable. At the very least, they are considered essential; in the case of truly worthy adversaries, they are admired.
KGT 55: The second distinctly Klingon weapon is the {QIghpej}, a hand-held device that produces excruciating pain when pressed up against an adversary.
KGT 69: To challenge one to a duel to the death, one hits one's adversary with the back of the hand ({chap}).
KGT 202f.: As with {maqoch}, [{chaj}] is used only in addressing a true friend. If uttered by a female adversary, it is insulting; if uttered by a casual acquaintance it is presumptuous.
KGT 59: To slide the blade of one's bat'leth along the blade of the opponent's weapon
SEE ALSO:
jagh enemy (n)
*'ovwI' [competitor]
*QujwI' [player]
- QujwI' ghom rav: cha'; 'aqroS: jav
2 to 6 players (MKE)
- polmeH jav QujwI' lIwmey
6 collectible tokens (MKE)
'ov compete (v)
Quj player (v)