tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 18 10:43:24 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Duj (n-pl)
>Klingon word: Duj
>Part of Speech: inherently plural noun
>Definition: instincts
ghunchu'wI':
: TKD's appendix includes the useful phrase {Duj tIvoqtaH} "Always trust your
: instincts." Note the prefix {tI-}, which wouldn't be used for an
: inherently plural object. It's given in KGT as {DujlIj yIvoq} "Trust your
: instincts," and I think the commentary mentions that it can be treated
: either way.
"it is grammatically correct to treat it as singular (a bundle
or collection of instincts) or plural (individual instincts)...
{Duj} also means 'ship' or 'vessel', so a possible interpretation
of the aphorism is 'trust your ship'." (TKW 27)
And, for the sake of completeness:
vaj Duj
a warrior's instincts
"It is noteworthy that in this idiom the word for warrior is
not the frequently heard {SuvwI'}, which would denote an
individual warrior, but rather {vaj}, which refers to the
whole idea of being a warrior... {SuvwI' Duj} would mean the
instincts of a specific warrior." (KGT 114)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons