tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 04 07:58:47 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qaw (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, June 3, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: qaw
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: remember
As used in canon:
qaqaw
I remember you. KLS
Daqawlu'
you are remembered (someone/something remembers you) TKD
Daqawlu'taH
you are to be remembered TKD
batlh Daqawlu'taH
You will be remembered with honor. TKD/ST3
[In VOY "Prophecy" we see an intriguing ceremony: Kohlar leads B'Elanna,
who is carrying the unborn *Kuvah'Magh* (messiah), in a plea for the dead
who are called by name ("Remember A son of B. Remember X daughter of Y.
[etc.]"). Apparently, the honored dead who reside in Sto-Vo-Kor can't rest
if the living don't honor their memory.]
reH 'uQvam vIqawtaH
I will remember this dinner forever. PK
bomDI' 'IwwIj qaqaw
The memory of you sings in my blood.
("When my blood sings, I remember you.") TKW
vay' DalarghDI' yIqaw
Remember the scent.
(i.e. "Learn from your experiences") TKW
Qu' DataghDI' 'aqtu' mellota' je yIqaw
When you begin a mission, remember Aktuh and Mellota. TKW
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 101. When taking a table's order, the {jabwI'} neither write
>anything down nor enters data into a computer. It is considered the duty
>of the {jabwI'} to remember ({qaw}) the choices and to bring the correct
>food, and servers tend to be quite skilled at this. On the rare occasion
>when the {jabwI'} has remembered incorrectly ({qawHa'}), the patron may
>reject ({lajQo'}) the dish. If the patron rejects a dish that the server
>believes has been properly remembered, however, the misunderstanding could
>develop into minor combat. For most of the other diners in the restaurant,
>this is regarded as an exhilarating diversion.
>
>Antonyms: lIj
"forget"
Related verbs:
{ghov} "recognize"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons