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[ tʰɑrɣ ]
Noun
English: targ
German: Targ
Source: TKD-A (184 KE, 191 EK)
Category: animals
KLCP Level: 2
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TKD Addendum.A furry pig-like Klingon animal valued as a pet ("Where No One Has Gone Before"[TNG]), as well as a source of food. "Heart of Targ" is a traditional Klingondish ("A Matter of Honor" [TNG], and targ's milk was available on theEnterprise-D ("In Theory" [TNG]). Also, on the menu of the Cafe des Artistes inParis, one may find 'Targ Klingon a la mode' and 'Tribbles dans les Blankettes'("We'll Always Have Paris" [TNG]).
Usage for targh
vabDot Sovbe' targhwIj
Even my targ doesn't know
Type: secret - Source: qep'a' 25
latlh De'/Additional Information
Correctly guessed by DeSDu'
targhlIj yIngagh! yIruch!
Go mate with your targ!
Type: curse - Source: Power Klingon
targhlIj yab tIn law' no'lI' Hoch yabDu' tIn puS.
Your targ has a bigger brain than all your ancestors put together.
Type: curse - Source: Power Klingon
“I will hunt you down
Like a targ and slay you,
Then eat both your hearts!”
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.
See the spy creeping,
He will feed on the weak-hearted,
See the targ*, an easy prey.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground 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
Klingon food is best when served fresh and live. Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ.
Type: skybox card - Source: Soj - Klingon Food (S21)
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