tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 25 07:25:27 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Degh
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2013
>
> Klingon word: Degh
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: medal, emblem, symbol, insignia
Used in canon:
Paramount Pictures malja' permey bIH Star Trek pong'e' Deghmey'e' je
"Star Trek" and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures. (SkyBox Copyright)
qo'mey Sar charghtaHvIS chaH Dat tlhIngan may'Duj luleghDI' neH qIb nganpu' buQpu' may'Duj 'ej ghIjpu' 'oH. nIteb ghIjpu' je Deghvam
this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the menacing profiles of their battlecruisers. SP1
tlhIngan wo' Degh 'oH Deghvam'e'
This marking represents the Klingon Empire. SP1
Cultural notes:
"... the old practice of identifying one's position within a military unit--for example, one's assignment on a ship--by means of a symbol hung on a chain worn around the neck." (KGT 150)
The knife that K'mtar/Alexander supplied the assassins he hired to stage an assassination attempt on Worf at the Kot'baval Festival at the Maranga IV outpost bore the crest of the House of Duras as well as symbols representing Lursa, B'Etor and Lursa's as-yet-unborn son. (TNG "Firstborn")
"The knifesmith takes pride in designing a weapon that not only performs well and perfectly fits the hand of the user but that also is considered a work of art. The aesthetic value of the blade is directly related to its effectiveness, but the handle is adorned with ornamentation ranging from traditional designs to symbols that actually indicate ownership, usually by means of a family crest (tuq Degh)." (KGT 63)
"Even modern weaponry, such as a disrupter pistol (nISwI' HIch) or disrupter rifle (nISwI' bej), is decorated. ... Sometimes extra ornamentation, carved of a different material, is attached. This would typically be the case with a family crest (tuq Degh)." (KGT 80)
"Though originally utilitarian in nature, the Ha'quj ["baldric, sash"] has taken on symbolic functions as well, its ornamentation representing the family unit or house (tuq) of its wearer." (KGT 61) There's a good close-up of Worf's line-badges on the deluxe aluminum-and-leather sash he wore in Generations in "TV Guide" (6/24/2006).
Do not confuse with the homonym Degh helm (n.).
*{DeghHom} is sometimes used on the list for "letter (of alphabet)" or "(pIqaD) glyph".
Related words:
tuq Degh family crest KGT
tlhIngan wo' Degh Imperial (trefoil) symbol, the komerex stela
Similar words:
per label (n)
pong name (n)
mIllogh picture, image, (visual) depiction, drawing, etc. (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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