tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 12 08:07:46 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: pong (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, April 12, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: pong
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: name, call
Used in canon:
roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH
[Qo'noS] is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." S27
DaHjaj matlh jupna' pIpong
Today we name you a true friend of Maltz. FMC
Related verbs:
{per} "label, attach or assign a name to"
>Homonyms:
> pong (noun) - name
Used in canon:
tlhIngan qorDu' pong potlh law' Hoch potlh puS
Above all, the Klingon family name is highly valued. S13
Paramount Pictures malja' permey bIH Star Trek pong'e' Deghmey'e' je
"Star Trek" and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures.
(Copyright)
pong wa'DIch
first name [of a list] (HQ 12.2:9)
pong HochDIch
last name [of a list] (HQ 12.2:9)
bang pong
pet name, endearment KGT
Discussed by Okrand:
"Klingon names are frequently mispronounced by non-Klingons. Furthermore,
when written in the writing systems of other languages, they usually end up
with spellings which only suggest their true pronunciation. For example,
the Klingon sound {tlh} at the beginning of a word is almost always written
/kl/ by English speakers, presumably because the sound /tl/ cannot occur at
the beginning of an English word. Similarly, Klingon {Q} is often rendered
/kr/, and Klingon {q} always comes out /k/ ... Names may be used in direct
address (that is, calling somebody by name) at the beginning or end of the
sentence. Other words used in direct address (such as {qaH} 'sir', {joHwI'}
'my lord') are used similarly." (TKD 58)
"It is always proper to call somebody by his or her name alone... During
formal occasions, it is also not uncommon to refer to someone by his or her
father's name, such as {mogh puqloD} (son of Mogh) or a combination of
given name plus father's name, such as {HuS 'atrom puqbe'} (Huss, daughter
of A'trom)." (KGT 197)
At a panel in Huntsville (September 1996), Okrand said that Klingons are
like some Terran cultures in which people have more than one name,
including names that are used for outsiders or in public. Those "outsider"
names needn't even be valid Klingon, because they're not meant for proper
Klingon speech. (Seqram)
Related nouns:
{Degh} "emblem, symbol, insignia, marking" & {per} "label"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons