tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 21 10:09:32 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: quv (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, January 21, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: quv
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: honor
>
>Additional Notes:
>TKD Addendum. Opposite of {quvHa'ghach}.
As used in canon:
quvwIj DatIchpu', tera'ngan
[You have insulted my honor, Terran.] PK
batlhHa' vanglu'taHvIS quv chavbe'lu'
One does not achieve honor while acting dishonorably. TKW
tlhIngan quv DatIchDI' Seng yIghuH
When you insult a Klingon's honor, prepare for trouble. TKW
quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh
A Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor. TKW
'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH
Only an enemy without honor refuses to show himself in battle. TKW
SuvwI' quvlIj yIqel!
Consider your warrior's honor! ("Day of Honor" postcard)
Note the idioms: {quv chav} "achieve honor" and {quv Hutlh} "be without
honor, have no honor, lack honor" (this last is mentioned in KGT p.155).
{quv} shows up as an element in the nouns {la'quv} "Supreme Commander",
{ra'ghomquv} "High Command" and {yejquv} "High Council".
--
Voragh "Damage control is easy. Reading Klingon
- that's
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons hard!" (Montgomery
Scott, STIV)