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Re: Klingon WOTD: vay' (n)

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: vay' (n)
• Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:05:38 -0600
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

: Klingon word:   vay'
: Part of Speech: noun
: Definition:     somebody, something, anybody, anything

As used in canon:

  naDev vay' DaSov'a'?
  Do you know anyone here? CK

  naDev vay' vISovbe'. 
  I don't know anyone here. CK

  DaH vay' vIlarghlaH.
  Now I can smell something. CK 

  chaq SoHvo' vay' vIje' vIneH.
  [Maybe I'd like to buy something from you. (untrans.)] PK

  yIntaHvIS qeylIS'e' lIjlaHbe'bogh vay' batlh 'etlhvam chenmoHlu'pu' 
  this sword of honor descends from the time of Kahless the Unforgettable. S8 

  vay' DaneHbogh yIchargh Conquer what you desire. wej Heghchugh vay',
   SuvtaH SuvwI' 
  A warrior fights to the death.
  ("If someone has not yet died, a warrior keeps on fighting.") TKW

  vay' DaghIjlaHchugh bIHoSghaj 
  Fear is power.  TKW

  batlh Heghlu'chugh noDnISbe' vay' 
  An honorable death requires no vengeance.  TKW

  vay' DalarghDI' yIqaw 
  Remember the scent.  TKW

  pIj monchugh vay' yIvoqQo' 
  Don't trust those who frequently smile. TKW 

  jagh jonlaH vay' KGT 

  chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'ul law' tlhuD 'oH 
  Painstiks...emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of
   inflicting pain. S32

Its antonym is {pagh} "nothing, none, no one".


-- 
Voragh                       
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons 

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