tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 27 07:28:05 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: puH (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, July 27, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: puH
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: land
AFAIK {puH} has never been used in canon, but Okrand does use "land(s)" in KGT:
The Klingon Homeworld {Qo'noS}, usually rendered Kronos in
Federation Standard, is a planet with basically one very
large mass of land surrounded by ocean; perhaps continent
is a comparable concept. (KGT 16)
Some houses are particularly wealthy, controlling vast lands
by means of armed forces loyal to the particular house. (KGT 36)
If the High Council determines an action to be dishonorable,
not only may it remove the leader of a house from the Council
itself, it may also seize the house's lands, forces, and other
holdings. (KGT 37-38)
Related nouns include {Hatlh} "country(side)", {yotlh} "field", {lam}
"dirt", {yav} "ground" and {ghor} "surface (of planet)".
The intransitive verb "land" is {Saq} if a ship or bird alights on the
ground and {tlhot} if on the water (cf. HQ 10.4).
Some unofficial coinings I've seen on the List are *{bIQpuH} "island",
*{juHpuH} "homeland" and *{veHpuH} "borderland(s), frontier". Qov uses
*{Doyche puH} Germany, *{polpuH} Poland, *{puH'eS} Netherlands, *{taypuH}
Thailand and *{'engpuH} England (also used by the KSRP) on her {bo logh}
blog when discussing current (Terran) events.
The etymology of the expletive {wejpuH} "Charming!" is unknown.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons