tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 21 13:49:55 2002
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Re: Klingon WOTD: ngong (v)
>Klingon word: ngong
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: experiment
As used in canon:
ngongmeH wa' DujDaq nuHmey nISbe'bogh So'wI' jomlu'pu'
[A cloaking device which didn't disrupt weaponry was installed on
one experimental ship. (untranslated on card)] S33
See the homophonous noun {ngong} "experiment". Related verbs include {waH}
"taste, try out (food)":
"{waH} means 'try out, use (experimentally)' and it is also the word used
for 'taste' in the sense of trying out food to see if it's prepared
properly
or to find out if you like it." (st.klingon 7/97)
{chov} "assess, evaluate, test":
luchovmeH 'oy'naQmey lo'
[Warriors] who test him with painstiks. S9
tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS.
The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... S27
{tob} "test conclusively":
logh veQDaq bachchugh, yoH 'e' toblaHbe' SuvwI'.
Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle. (MO ST5 notes)
SuvwI' qa' patlh veb chavlaHmeH tlhIngan lo'chu' chaH. toDujDaj toblu'
[They] use the devices [painstiks] to inflict pain in a manner which will
allow the Klingon to attain a higher state of spirituality as a warrior,
proving his mettle. S32
and {Daj} "test inconclusively":
vaj toDuj Daj ngeHbej DI vI'.
Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle.
["Sharpshooting of the cosmos' litter inconclusively tests a warrior's
courage."] ST5/TKW
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons