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[ mɛj ]
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English: match, fit onto, interlock with, interlace with, mesh with
German: ineinandergreifen
Source: tlhIngan-Hol Mailing List - De'vID - Jan 22, 2019
KLCP Level: 3
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qoch is not the word for "partner" when referring to socks and gloves and the like.  The word for that is nelwI'.  With nel, the subject is one sock (or glove or shoe or whatever) of the pair and the object is the other.  To talk about a sock (or glove or...) matching (that is fitting onto) a foot (or hand or...), use the verb mey:

        mumey waqmeywIj "my shoes fit" (literally, "my shoes fit me")

        torgh lumey waqmey  "the shoes fit Torg"

        waqmeywIj vImey  "I fit my shoes" 

When a piece of a jigsaw puzzle fits into the right spot, you can say:

        Qay'mol mey (Qay'mol) teSra'  "the (puzzle) piece fits (into) the puzzle" (In this context, you don't have to repeat Qay'mol, but it's fine if you do.)

        or

        nelchu' Qay'mol teSra' "the puzzle piece fits perfectly"

The first focuses on the interlocking of the pieces; the second focuses on the piece in question occupying the identically shaped space where it goes.

Usage for mey
Hut yIHmey
Nine tribbles
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
naH jajmey
vegetable days, childhood
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 110
latlh De'/Additional Information

refers to one's youth, a time before reaching an age considered appropriate for marriage;

{naH jajmeywIj betleH vIyanbe'}
In my vegetable days, I did not wield a bat'leth.
ram meqmey.
Motives are insignificant.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.143
You salute the stars.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.83
Four phasers
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Five phasers
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Are you transporting tribbles?
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Secrets never cease.
Type: secret - Source: Power Klingon
Don't catch any bugs.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.207
latlh De'/Additional Information
The Klingon guard at listening post Morska found this advice funny. Klingon humor is difficult to understand, so there is no ready explanation as to why he was so amused.
we hit two targets - we disagree
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 104
latlh De'/Additional Information
We disagree.
Capture all opportunities.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.51
Six big phasers
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
may your enemies run.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.65
chase forest sarks
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 111
latlh De'/Additional Information
The phrase often in the form {ngem Sarghmey tlha'laH }is now used to indicate that one is capable of following anyone or anything - that is, that one is capable of understanding even the most complex of discussions or of solving the most intricate of problems.
has navigated many ships - experienced
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 115
latlh De'/Additional Information
be experienced:
{Dujmey law' DachIjpu'.}
You are experienced.
Ten *useless* tribbles
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
May you enemies run with fear.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.65
Everyone encounters tribbles occasionally.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.184
May you scare your enemies, may your enemies run.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.65
Great deeds, great songs.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.15
latlh De'/Additional Information

Though the subtleties of Klingon music are not often appreciated by non-Klingons, songs are a very important part of Klingon culture, for it is through song that much history---both political and personal---is preserved. Great accomplishments are commonly immortalized in song, as are Klingon attitudes. Because songs are repeated, the same way proverbs are repeated, they help to preserve tradition as well as to teach the young. The singing of a song typically marks an occasion as momentous. Appropriately, Gowron tried to get Worf to join his cause by referring to this element of Klingon culture: "We will do great deeds in the coming days, deeds worthy of song." Klingons are also well known for their extensive collection of drinking songs.
These places are nearby, Terran.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Pay no heed to glob flies.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.171
No. I'm not transporting tribbles.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Curse well!
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.148
Have the courage to admit your mistakes.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.212
I want to buy dilithium crystals.
Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon
Bars resemble warrior's homes.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Trust, but locate the doors.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.186
I definitely want to buy dilithium crystals.
Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon
He has killed many of our people.
Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek Into Darkness
A Klingon does not run away from his battles.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.91
latlh De'/Additional Information

This maxim also appears in other guises, depending on what it is a Klingon does not run from. The general meaning of all of them is that Klingons do not flee; they do not abdicate their responsibilities or avoid the consequences of their actions. For example, when Worf decided to challenge the charge of treason leveled against his father, he knew that he would have to accept the penalty --- death --- if unsuccessful. A Klingon does not run from a judgment against him.
He understands now
The wise words
Of the old man.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
twelve days and twelve nights
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 121
latlh De'/Additional Information

a long time; means not only that the length of the event is long but also that the event is an important one, worthy of taking up so much time.

KGT says:

This is a rather long-winded way to say "a long time" (which would be {poH nI'} in nonidiomatic speech). It implies a bit more than that, however, for it is used to mean not only that the length of an event is long but also that the event is an important one, worthy of taking up so much time. The expression comes from the well-known story of Kahless the Unforgettable, the founder of the Klingon Empire, and his brother,  Morath, who fought for the fabled "twelve days and twelve nights" because Morath had broken his word and brought shame to the family. The word used for "days,"  {pemmey}, is the plural form of {pem} ("day, daytime"), a word referring to the part of the day when it is light out (as opposed to {ram} ["night"]). Another word, {jaj} ("day") refers to the full period from dawn to dawn.
Don't trust Yridians who bring gifts.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.189
latlh De'/Additional Information

Yridians are known as traders of information---that is, buyers and sellers. So if a Yridian offers something at no cost---a gift---something is surely amiss.

This Klingon maxim embodies the general belief: Those who violate the rules of their own culture and do not observe their own virtues are acting dishonorably and are not to be trusted.
Terrans enjoy eating burnt animals.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Klingons kill for their own purposes.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.165
latlh De'/Additional Information
Kirk convinced Commander Kang that an alien life force was causing the Klingons and the crew to engage in ceaseless hostilities and that Kang was serving the whim of this alien being. Throwing down his weapon, Kang refused to go on fighting, citing a proverb that expresses the Klingon aversion to being dominated by others. More important even that following the instinct to be a warrior is the ability to maintain control over one's own actions.
Between us, curses run like water.
Type: QI'lop - Source: Power Klingon
You have both finished
The forms of the mok'bara
Welcome to this place.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
To tell them that Kahless asks them
To take up their arms,
And fight against Molor
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The three forks of the Skral
Were the scene of battle
Between the two armies.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
In public schools, it teaches procedures so that people don't bully,
Type: sentence - Source: Pop Culture Hero Coalition
and your gift will help us carry out an essential mission so that lives are saved.
Type: sentence - Source: Pop Culture Hero Coalition
Kahless climbs onto the table,
Turns to the people,
And spoke these words.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Sparks from the fire river
Caught his hair,
Caught his hair.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
Kahless and his kin
Were almost at the gates,
When Fek'lhr came in.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Upon reaching the upper world,
No one could speak of anything,
But the deeds of Kahless and his kin.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
To tell the Klingon tribes
their story of courage,
And honor.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
So there they are,
At Qam-Chee’s gates,
Demanding to get in.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
He has broken the ancient rules,
He has defied his destiny
Curse this Klingon, who has no shame!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
They sneak and they creep,
The men of mighty Molor,
Like beasts in the dark.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
I will show you now
The forms of the mok'bara,
So we can reunite in the flesh.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The lights from the ship
Reflect on his bat'leth,
Soon Kahless will devise a plan.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kahless also went out to search
For allies across Kronos,
And told them his tale.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
If you sleep with targs, you'll wake up with glob flies.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.173
latlh De'/Additional Information
The targ, a furry Klingon animal that more or less resembles a Terran pig, is often kept as a pet. Indeed, Lieutenant Commander Worf had one when he was young. It is also a
source of food, and heart of targ is a traditional Klingon dish. The tiny Klingon glob flies typically swarm about targs, undoubtedly making them that much more appealing. Pets, however, are for amusement; they are not associated with serious endeavors.

For a Klingon, sleeping is not only a time for revitalization of the body, it is also a time for spiritual or psychological renewal, with dreams playing an important role.
Thus, the idea of sleeping with targs---or, as a more literal translation of the proverb might put it, being accompanied by targs while sleeping---suggests an association with trivial rather than weighty matters. The result is waking up with, perhaps being taken over by, glob flies, or insignificant thoughts. The message, then, is to maintain focus on
that which is meaningful.
And so, the two ways of afterlife
Were created by Kotar,
And so it is, up to this day.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue
The lethal bat'lekhs
Ripped open armor,
And cut off legs in a single stroke.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
But when the sun appeared,
So did Morath and Kanjit,
Over the hills, they came.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Hear now,
All of you here,
Proud warriors of Kronos*
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
Despite efforts to halt them, peace talks with the Federation continue.
Go back three spaces.
Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Combat Cards
Stories travel faster than a khrun*,
Thus the stories of Kahless
Also reach Molor’s house.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Follow the honor in your spirit,
And if you should loose your way,
Remember the young warrior from the Saq'sub.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
The spirits of the dead
Go to the gates of Gre'thor
In lines of three.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
This is what Kotar and Molor
Have said to Kahless
In the hours before battle.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Not only Kahless remembered his words,
Kotar also met his part
Of the arrangement at Qam-Chee.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Since you are the only one
Who ever entered Gre'thor,
And left the gates unharmed,
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
On the night of the new moon
Kahless gathered his weapons,
And his finest suit of armor.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
All were bemused by his words,
Wise and full of spirit,
And astonished to see him alive.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
You will offer them a place
Between these walls,
And a feast to their liking.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
And so Kahless slew the tyrant Molor,
And taught the people the ways of honor
By his words and his honorable deeds.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
The Klingon tribes flourished once more,
And many great victories were made
During Kahless’s reign of wisdom and bravery.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Lady Lukara and Kahless,
They said their goodbyes,
And Lukara knew they would meet again.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
I am made for great deeds,
I must take control
Of myself, my surroundings, everything!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
You are here for great deeds,
Your journey will not be forgotten,
Restore the honor of your father.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
Now, the time had come,
Kahless impaled his hearts
With the two blades of the mevak.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Honor is more important than life,
May your enemies run with fear,
For you are Klingon, we are Klingon.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue
In battle, you will die with honor,
So you can give yourself to Kotar
As a hero of the Klingon tribes.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The Lady Lukara is right, Kahnrah,
I have shared stories of pride with you,
Now I will tell you why I am here.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
I thank you, for your stories of pride,
Let me show you
My two brave sons and my daughter.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
A Klingon communicator sends a signal through subspace radio. Older models were susceptible to radiation.
Type: skybox card - Source: {QumwI' - Klingon Communicator (S19)
latlh De'/Additional Information
The barge went through Gre'thor
Into the gates of Sto-vo-kor,
Kahless was given a hero’s welcome.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
After the feast, Kahless felt tired,
He looked back on his words and deeds,
And then slept for three days.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Its towers grand, the space infinite,
The smell of bloodwine and gagh
Filled the barge upon entering.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
But the stories of Kahless,
Proud to be Klingon, and fierce,
Intrigued Kotar despite his rage.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kahless, pull your d'k tahg*,
Kill the beasts in this forest,
One a targ, and two who call themselves Klingon.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
Now, by the deeds of Kahless,
Every Klingon knows the ways of honor,
And teaches their children by this tale.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue
Kahless united the tribes of Kronos,
And provided them with the laws of honor,
He was crowned emperor of the Klingon Empire.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
May you remember his deeds with pride,
May you recite his words with wisdom,
May they forever be unforgettable.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
About avenging their stolen pride,
About caring for their weapons,
For they represent the purity of their blood.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The Age of Ascension marks a new level of spiritual attainment by a Klingon warrior. The initiate must pass through a gauntlet of warriors who test him with painsticks.
Type: skybox card - Source: qaSDI' nenghep - Age of Ascension (S9)
latlh De'/Additional Information
With strong family traditions, devotion and loyalty to family is one of the most important Klingon virtues. Above all, the Klingon family name is highly valued.
Type: skybox card - Source: tlhIngan qorDu' potlh - Klingon Family Values (S13)
latlh De'/Additional Information
Similar in configuration to the first Klingon vessels encountered, the K'Tinga-Class remained in use for most of the 23rd century. A sleeper ship of this class, the T'Ong, was encountered in the 24th century by the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Type: skybox card - Source: tlhIngan may'Duj, qItI'nga - Klingon Battlecruiser, K'Tinga-Class (S15)
latlh De'/Additional Information
Advance to the nearest energy source.
If unowned you may buy it from the Bank.
If owned, throw dice and pay owner a total of ten times amount thrown.
Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Combat Cards
This marking represents the Klingon Empire and has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon Starships. During the aggressive expansion of the Klingon people from their homeworld of Kronos into space, this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the menacing profiles of their battlecruisers.
Type: skybox card - Source: Qo'noS wo' - Empire of Kronos (SP1)
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