tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 30 07:17:31 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: ram (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, November 30, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: ram
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be trivial, trifling, unimportant, insignificant
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT adds the meaning of "insignificant."
Used in canon:
wanI' ramqu'
a very unimportant event TKD
naDev qaS wanI' ramqu'
There's nothing happening here. TKD
meH, naDev qaS wanI' ramqu'
Bridge, nothing happening here. ST3
ram meqmey
Motives are insignificant. TKW
ram; ghIlab ghew rur
trivial as a glob fly KGT
>Antonyms: potlh
"be important"
Used in canon:
potlhbe' to'.
Tactics aren't important. (i.e. get it anyway you can!) (ST3 DVD case)
tlhIngan qorDu' pong potlh law' Hoch potlh puS
Above all, the Klingon family name is highly valued. S13
qorDu' SaHlu'chugh 'ej matlhlu'chugh vaj wa' tlhIngan ghob potlhqu'
devotion and loyalty to family is one of the most important Klingon
virtues. S13
batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS
Honor is more important than life. TKW
potlhbe'chugh yay qatlh pe''eghlu'
If winning is not important, then why keep score? TKW
tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS.
The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... S27
nentay loptaHvIS tlhIngan potlh tlhIngan 'oy'naQ'e'
The Klingon Painstik is an important part of a Klingon's Age of Ascension
ceremony. S32
tlhIngan toQDuj Duj De' potlh
Klingon Bird of Prey General Specifications. KBoP
Cf. also {pav} "be urgent" and the idiom {pollaH pagh polHa'laH} "can
either keep it or discard it" (KGT).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons