tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 15 10:04:35 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: jej (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: jej
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be sharp
As used in canon:
moQDaq DuQwI'Hommey jej tu'lu'
A brutally spiked pommel fastens the hilt together. SP2
leghlaHchu'be'chugh mIn lo'laHbe' taj jej
A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye. TKW
qatlh jej taj
Why is the knife sharp? KGT
jejjaj tajlIj
May your knife be sharp. (statement) KGT
tajlIj jejjaj
May your knife be sharp! (toast) KGT
jej; Daqtagh rur
sharp as a d'k tahg KGT
Cf. also the nouns {naQjej} "spear" (i.e. a sharp or pointy stick!) and
{naHjej} "thistle" ["a thistle (a flower with dangerously sharp leaves) is
a {naHjej} (literally, 'sharp fruit')" [KGT 88]).
>Additional Notes:
>Opposite of {jejHa'}.
{jejHa'} "be dull (not sharp), be blunt (of blades)"
'etlh QorghHa'lu'chugh ragh 'etlh nIvqu' 'ej jejHa'choH
Even the best blade will rust and grow dull unless it is cared for. TKW
jejHa'; naH taj rur
dull as a vegetable knife KGT
{jej} and {jejHa'} also have idiomatic meanings:
To say {jej pach} ("The claw is sharp") is to say that the food is
pungent--that is, good. If the food is bland, one may say {jejHa' pach}
("The claw is dull"). (KGT 126)]
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