tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon May 22 03:00:47 2006
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Klingon WOTD: vaQ (verb)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, May 22, 2006.
Category: Stative Verbs
Klingon word: vaQ
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be aggressive
Source: TKD (112 KE, 119 EK, KGT 229 KE, KGT 241 EK, KGT 262 EK)
Swedish: vara aggressiv
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 67. A weapon that is particularly good, that is well designed and well constructed, is normally described as {vaQ}. Thus, a {taj vaQ} is a meticulously made knife and a {ghanjaq vaQ} is an especially nice mace. In speaking about a fine weapon, one could compliment it even further by adding the emphatic {-qu'} to {vaQ}. A really spectacular [bat'leth] would be a {betleH vaQqu'}. The word {vaQ} is not often used in describing the newer weapons (disruptors and the like), though such locutions are heard from time to time. The original meaning of {vaQ} has been extended to mean "effective, vigorous, aggressive" and is now heard applied not only to weapons but also to people: {SuvwI' vaQ} ("aggressive warrior ").
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