tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 14 14:49:28 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qar (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, November 10, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: qar
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be accurate
Never used in canon.
Cultural notes:
"A Klingon may be inaccurate, but he is never approximate." (CK)
Cf. {mu'mey qar} "standard or proper Klingon (i.e. not slang)":
The disagreement about the status of slang is reflected in the
terms used for "standard" or "proper" Klingon words. As noted
earlier, those who tend to favor the use of slang often call
standard words {mu'mey Doy'} ("tired words"). Those who dislike
the use of slang, on the other hand, refer to standard words as
{mu'mey qar} ("accurate words"). [KGT 143]
Related verbs:
{lugh} be right, be correct; {teH} be true; {vIt} tell the truth.
Antonyms include {muj} be wrong; {lach} exaggerate; {mIy} brag; {nep} lie.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons