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[ jɑj ]
Noun
English: victory, triumph
Source: TKD (114 KE, 158 EK, 160 EK)
KLCP Level: 1
Noun
English: sketch, doodle
Source: Email from Lieven
KLCP Level: 3
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http://lists.kli.org/pipermail/tlhingan-hol-kli.org/2018-October/008872.html

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Maltz says there is a verb wev that means "sketch" or "doodle." The object of this verb is the image that's drawn.  The notion is that it is a quick drawing, not a careful one.

In English, the word "doodle" implies that the person doing the doodling is not paying attention to what is being drawn or sketched.  The person is at a meeting or on hold on the phone and is bored perhaps. The Klingon word does not necessarily have this connotation.

Sometimes the picture that results from wev-ing is identifiable (so if you say DI'raq vIwev, hopefully you end up with a picture that is identifiable as a sheep-like animal).  But sometimes the result is not easily identifiable or namable — it's just circles or squiggles or 

jagged lines or a mishmash of things.  In that case, the "picture" can be called a yay.  Maltz thought that there must be some sort of connection, historically at least, between this yay and yay meaning "victory" or "triumph," but he said he didn't know what it was (or if, for sure, there is one).

Although the implement used to wev the drawing/sketch/doodle could be anything, it is not common to use wev if the implement is a rItlh naQ.

And, anticipating a question, I asked Maltz if there was any connection between this verb and the noun wev meaning "row (in a table/spreadsheet)."  He said he didn't think so.

Maltz said he'd never read "The Little Prince" in any language before and he was very curious about why there was so much fuss about the drawing of a sheep.  He's looking forward to finding out.

  - Marc

Usage for yay
yay chavlu' 'e' bajnISlu'.
Victory must be earned.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.125
potlhbe'chugh yay qatlh pe''eghlu'?
If winning is not important, then why keep score?
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.135
noH ghoblu'DI' yay quv law' Hoch quv puS.
In war, there is nothing more honorable than victory.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.179
Your honor will be saved,
I will return to this house
Victorious! Victorious! Victorious!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground 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
Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory, and ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.211
latlh De'/Additional Information

This is an ancient adage, originally voiced by Kahless himself.

Interestingly, when the Federation first started learning about Klingons, Kahless was considered to be no more than an evil conqueror. He had formed an empire of, in James Kirk's words, "conquered worlds." The Klingons, Kirk felt, "take what they want by arms and force." As part of their examination of the behavior of other life forms, the Excalbians staged a conflict between the forces of "good"---represented by Kirk, Spock, and the images of Abraham Lincoln and the Vulcan philosopher Surak---and those of "evil"---represented by, among others, the image of Kahless. The Excalbians formed their replica of Kahless on the basis of the Federation's concept of him. Therefore, they described him in terms fitting an oppressor: "the Klingon who set the pattern for his planet's tyrannies."

In time, and as more was learned about Klingon history and culture, the Federation's understanding of the role of Kahless in Klingon history changed. It is now known that Klingons consider him a great warrior who did indeed conquer other worlds, but united the Empire by giving the people the laws of honor which direct every Klingon's life.

When a Klingon warrior dies or is killed, other Klingons may perform a ceremonial howl or yell as part of the Klingon death ritual. The eyes of the fallen Klingon are opened and others roar in a great crescendo. This yell is victorious in nature, rather than mournful and also serves to warn the other dead that a Klingon warrior is coming.
Type: skybox card - Source: Death Howl - Hegh bey (S31)
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