tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 14 07:27:04 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qIQ (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, November 14, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: qIQ
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: mutiny
Never used in canon.
Related idioms:
Someone unsatisfied with the status quo, a rebel, might be said
to want to {ngup qaD} ("challenge those in charge"; literally,
"challenge the cape"). (KGT 157)
Related verbs:
{Daw'} "revolt", {lotlh} "rebel" and {HeS} "commit a crime".
The derived nouns {HeSwI'} "criminal" and {lotlhwI'} "rebel" are attested.
For the general noun use {Daw'} "revolt, revolution" or {QuD} "insurrection".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons