tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 15 09:27:53 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tuH (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, July 15, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: tuH
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be ashamed
bItuHpa' bIHeghjaj
Death before shame.
("May you die before you are shamed.") PK
Dujeychugh jagh nIv yItuHQo'
There is nothing shameful in falling before a superior enemy.
("If a superior enemy defeats you, don't be ashamed"). TKW
bItuHlaHbe'chugh bIquvlaHbe'
If you cannot be shamed, you cannot be honored. TKW
bItuH
You are ashamed. (ST Continuum's KLS)
Cf. {web} "be disgraced".
Antonym {Hem} "be proud".
See the verb {tuHmoH} "shame [someone]" and the homophonous noun {tuH}
"shame".
>Homonyms:
> tuH (noun) - maneuver (military term)
tojbogh pa' tuHmey
Holodeck Adventures (STC Klingon issue)
The noun {tuH} refers to a military maneuver of any kind. A
specific plan or stratagem usually has a code name ({per yuD}
[literally, "dishonest label"]) coined especially for the
occasion and not necessarily used again. (KGT 48)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons