tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 26 08:48:49 2001
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RE: KLBC (Qun)
- From: "Stauffer, Tad E (staufte7)" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC (Qun)
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:44:11 -0500
> Rohn asked:
> : Does the tlhIngan mu' "Qun" carry the meaning of so-called god, or just
> : any god?
>
Voragh replied:
> The latter: any god (or goddess). If you want to indicate that it's being
> used
> in a false or ironic fashion, add the Type 3 suffix {-qoq} "so-called" to
> it:
> {Qunqoq}.
>
> Marc Okrand was asked about the Klingon gods on startrek.klingon. Here's
> his
> reply:
>
> "There is a Klingon word that could be translated 'god' or 'supernatural
> being': {Qun}. In talking of times long ago (pre-Kahless?), Klingons
> mention these beings, and there seem to have been a good number of
> them (the plural of {Qun} is {Qunpu'} since they are or were presumably
> capable of using language, which is what the plural suffix {-pu'}
> implies).
> Though too little is known of ancient Klingon theology, there doesn't
> seem
> to have been a single {Qun} that stood out from the rest. Indeed, the
> {Qunpu'} appear to have acted collectively. {Qunpu'} are distinct from
> {qa'pu'} 'spirits' (such as the spirits of the dishonored dead which
> reside
> at Gre'thor). {Qun'a'} 'great god' ({Qun} plus {-'a'}, the augmentative
> suffix) may or may not be an appropriate translation for a single
> supernatural being in a monotheistic system, since the {Qun'a'} would
> still
> be one among many." (7/19/1999)
>
> Historical note: prior to this post, many Klingonists used *{joH'a'} or
> even
> *{qa''a'}, both of which you'll find in the KLI Archives and many Bible
> translation projects.
>
> Since {Qun} can also be translated "supernatural being", I wonder: Is
> Fek'lhr
> one of the ancient (mythological) {Qunpu'}?
>
Voragh's detailed explanation here is good, as usual.
Since I'm not the canon master :-) and this was a vocabulary question, I
don't think I have anything to add here.
- taD
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