Okrand then confirmed the Klingon spelling for those words: tay veStay Sutay Santay 'Iptay We can now safely use the Klingon honorifics "ranks", and should not think about any literal meaning or any conflict with the Klingonaase language. Sutay was the one honorific he wasn't sure about. He said he'd heard it had something to do with readiness or preparedness, as reflected in Su' and SuH, alternate forms of an exclamation meaning "Ready!" or "Standing by!" But he really didn't know.