tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 13 08:01:08 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nov (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, December 13, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: nov
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be foreign, alien
Never used in canon.
Related verbs:
{Huj} be strange; {jum} be odd
>Homonyms:
> nov (noun) - alien, foreigner, outsider
Used in canon:
loghDaq lupDujHom qoDDaq bIlengtaHvIS, nIbuQbogh novpu' DaSuv
Battle menacing aliens in a shuttlecraft journey through space. STX
Discussed by Okrand:
KGT 153: In time, the Hur'q came to symbolize any non-Klingon. Actually,
in Klingon, a Hur'q person would be {Hur'Iqngan}, while {Hur'Iq} refers to
Hur'q society or their homeland. This shorter word took on the slang
meaning of "outsider, foreigner". The standard term for "foreigner, alien"
is {nov}.
Trek trivia:
"You are an enemy alien. You will be under our scrutiny at all times."
(Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")
Related nouns:
{nov DorwI'} "alien escort" CK [i.e. tour guide or official "minder"?]
Antonym: {Sung} "native"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons