tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 02 09:12:31 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Daj (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, June 30, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: Daj
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be interesting
Used in canon:
tlhIngan yoH Daj verengan yoH qetlh
The Klingon is braver than the Ferengi (slang) KGT
>Antonyms: Dal
"be boring":
Dalbej
It's undoubtedly boring. TKD
SuDal
All of you are boring. CK
Dal pagh jagh
No enemy is boring. TKW
See also {qetlh} "be dull".
Related verbs:
{buS} "concentrate on, focus on, think only about", {qIm} "pay attention"
and {vuQ} "fascinate"
>Homonyms:
> Daj (verb) - test inconclusively
Used in canon:
vaj toDuj Daj ngeHbej DI vI'
Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle. (ST5/TKW)
["Sharpshooting of the cosmos' litter inconclusively tests a warrior's
courage."]
Related verbs:
{chov} "assess, evaluate, test" and {waH} "try out, test, use experimentally"
Antonyms:
{tob} "test conclusively"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons