Verb
English: laugh
German: lachen
Source: TKD
KLCP Level: 1
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Notes
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'
Only fools laugh while warriors die. PK
cheqotlhchugh maHaghbe''a'
Tickle us, do we not laugh? TKW
Apparently intransitive; for "laugh at [someone] use vaq "mock" or nuS "ridicule". E.g.
bI'reS qeylIS vaq molor
First, Molor taunts Kahless (PB
SEE ALSO:
tlhaQ be funny
qID make a joke, tell a joke
toj deceive, trick
tIch insult
Dogh be foolish, be silly
Sagh be serious
yI' speak in an honorable or respectful fashion
'Il be sincere
"Joke: a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter." (Borg Drone One to Doctor, VOY "Drone")
"A joke is a story with a humorous climax." (Spock to McCoy, ST4)
OKONA: "You don't know what a joke is?"
DATA: "Of course I do. It is a witticism, a gag, a bon mot, a fluctuation of words concluding with a trick ending."
(TNG "The Outrageous Okona")
"I don't understand their humor either." (Worf to Data, TNG "The Naked Now")
Usage for Hagh
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
Only fools laugh while warriors die.
Type: replacement proverb - Source: Power Klingon
qeylIS loDnI'
'opleS bIHaghbe'
'opleS 'opleS 'opleS
'opleS bIHaghbe'
'opleS 'opleS 'opleS
One day, brother Kahless,
You will not be laughing,
One day, one day, one day!
You will not be laughing,
One day, one day, one day!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
cheqotlhchugh maHaghbe''a'? cheDuQchugh mareghbe''a'? cheQIHchugh manoDbe''a'?
Tickle us, do we not laugh? Prick us, do we not bleed? Wrong us, shall we not seek revenge?
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.131