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Re: Klingon WOTD: vuv (v)



: Klingon word:   vuv
: Part of Speech: verb
: Definition:     respect

As used in canon:

  qoH vuvbe' SuS.
  The wind does not respect a fool. TKW 

  ghaH vuv SuS neH 
  he/she wants the wind to respect him/her 
  (idiom: "He/she is foolish" or "He/she is a fool.") [KGT 122] 

  muvuvpu' SuS vIneH 
  I wanted the wind to respect me 
  (i.e. "I acted like a fool") KGT

  Duvuv SuS DaneH'a'? 
  Do you want the wind to respect you? 
  (i.e. "What's with you? Are you an idiot?") KGT 

  chovuv 
  You respect me. (STC: Klingon Linguistic Studies)

See also the discussion on dueling in KGT (p.69):

  "Though any perceived attack on one's honor may prompt one to issue a 
   challenge, in one traditional form of duel, the goal is specifically 
   for a man to 'win the favor of a women' ({vuv be' 'e' baj} [literally, 
   'earn that a woman respect him']) by competing with another man." 

Related verbs include {Ho'} "admire", {naD} "praise, commend, approve" and
{quvmoH} "honor"; antonyms include {quvHa'moH} "dishonor", {tIch} "insult"
and, of course, *{vuvHa'} "disrespect" (N.B. not listed by Okrand).


-- 
Voragh                       
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons 


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