tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 26 09:49:54 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qup (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 26, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: Qup
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be young
Used in canon:
bIQup
You are young. (STC:KLS)
Idioms:
The phrase "vegetable days" ... refers to one's youth, a
time before reaching an age considered appropriate for
marriage. The imagery is of a plant, rooted but growing,
just as a Klingon youth still needs grounding (the home)
for nourishment (teaching) in order to grow spiritually.
The phrase is used in sentences such as {naH jajmeywIj
betleH vIyanbe'} ("In my vegetable days, I did not wield
a bat'leth"). (KGT 110)
Related verbs:
{chu'} "be new"
>Antonyms: qan
"be old (not young)"
Related verbs:
{ngo'} "be old (not new)", {notlh} "be obsolete", {tIQ} "be ancient", {Qop}
"be worn out"
Style note:
I think {Qup} and {qan} refer exclusively to people, while {chu'} and
{ngo'} are for things. Others may disagree.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons