tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 28 13:11:59 2002
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qun (n)
> >This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, August 28, 2002.
> >
> >Klingon word: Qun
> >Part of Speech: noun
> >Definition: God
>
> "There is a Klingon word that could be translated "god" or "supernatural
> being": {Qun}. . . . {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." (Okrand on startrek.klingon 7/19/99)
Shouldn't the definition have a lower-case "g"?
SuStel
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