tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 01 11:29:39 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: yej'an (n)
: Klingon word: yej'an
: Part of Speech: noun
: Definition: society, organization
{yej'an} "society (e.g. scholarly society)" KGT
: Additional Notes:
: HolQeD 4:4, p. 11. Smaller than a {yejHaD}. Also in KGT.
"The most general word for 'school' (a place for learning) is {DuSaQ}. A
specialized school, perhaps translatable as 'academy', is {'ampaS}. An
organization dedicated to scholastic pursuits or research is a {yejHaD}
'institute' or 'institution' or a {yej'an} 'society'. The distinction between
{yejHaD} and {yej'an} is not clear, though the former is usually--but not
always--used for larger organizations. It is not known whether the first
syllable of these words (yej) is {yej} 'council, assembly', but there could be
some historic connection. Note that {nugh} 'society' has a much broader
meaning: a group of people with a shared culture. Accordingly, {tlhIngan nugh}
would mean 'Klingon society' as distinguished from, say, Romulan society, but
{tlhIngan yej'an} would probably be 'The Klingon Society', a group dedicated to
the study of Klingons."
Other types of societies (organizations) not mentioned by Okrand include
{DIvI'} "federation, organization, association, league, union" and {tum}
"agency".
For variations of {nugh} "society (culture)" we have {tayqeq} "civilization"
and {tIgh} "custom" (e.g. {tlhIngan tIgh} "The Klingon Way").
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons