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RE: Klingon WOTD: pung (n)
- From: "De'vID" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Klingon WOTD: pung (n)
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:53:59 -0500
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> : Klingon word: pung
> : Part of Speech: noun
> : Definition: mercy
>
> As used in canon:
>
> pung ghap HoS
> Mercy or power. [sic!] TKW
>
> "It is noteworthy that the conjuction in the Klingon phrase is {ghap}
> (either/or), not {joq} (and/or). This implies that one must choose
> between mercy and power; they are incompatible. (TKW p.119)
No synonyms? What if I wanted to say "compassion" or "magnanimity"?
I realize that these may not be typical Klingon values though.
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De'vID
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