tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 07 07:22:49 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: toy' (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, October 7, 2004.
>
>Klingon word: toy'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: serve (a master)
As used in canon:
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan
To die while serving the Empire is the hope of every Klingon. TKW
tlhIngan Hol yejHaD Datoy'mo' pInaD
Because you serve the Klingon Language Institute, we commend you. FMC
Do not confuse with {jab} "serve food" and {wech} "serve fermented food at
its peak".
An antonym may be {tlhab} "be free, be independent".
The derived nouns are {toy'wI'} "servant" and {toy'wI''a'} "slave".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons