Noun
English: battle
German: Kampf, Schlacht
Source: TKD
Category: war
KLCP Level: 1
See Also:
Notes
may' yIghuH
Battle Alert! ST3
may' ngeb tIv Hoch
Everyone enjoys a mock battle. CK
may'Daq jaHDI' SuvwI' juppu'Daj lonbe'
When a warrior goes to a battle, he does not abandon his friends. TKW
may'meyDajvo' Haw'be' tlhIngan
A Klingon does not run away from his battles. TKW
narghbe'chugh SuvwI' qa' taH may'
If the warrior's spirit has not escaped, the battle is still going on. TKW
wo' choqmeH may' DoHlu'chugh lujbe'lu'
"ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat." TKW
yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw
The blood of battle washes clean the warrior brave and true. (Anthem)
ngIq tonSaw' lo' 'ej rIn may'
In one single move, the battle was done. PB
may' DaQap, vaj betleH 'obe' Damuv 'e' Daqotlh
Win battle and earn entrance into the Order of the Bat'leth. MKE
SEE ALSO:
may' bom battle song
may' ghe'naQ battle opera
may' qoch battle partner
may' Sut body armor
may' ta record of battle
may' taj battle knife
may'Duj battle cruiser
may'luch battle gear, panoply, complete set of armor & weapons
may'morgh battle array
N.B. may'ron "accordion, concertina" has nothing to do with battles -- presumably.
USAGE NOTES:
(KGT 47): In parallel fashion, any specific battle is may', but the concept of battle is vIq, often translated as "combat"... In short, the nouns veS (war, warfare) and vIq (combat) and the verb Qoj (wage war) all are used to refer to the ideas of warfare, combat, and making war, while the nouns noH (war) and may' (battle) and the verbs ghob (make war, do battle) and Suv (fight) are used when referring to specific, concrete instances of war, battle, and fighting. Thus it is possible to say ... may' ghob or may' Suv, meaning "He/she fights a battle", but it is not normally acceptable to say ... vIq Suv ("He/she fights a combat").
(KGT 164): It is inappropriate to use the word [Sub (slang)] to describe anything other than a person; a phrase such as may' Sub would mean only "solid battle" and would probably be considered a meaningless utterance.
(KGT 159): When applied to anything other than people or animals, the slang meaning is more likely. Thus, may' qu' (fierce battle) is really a way of saying "excellent battle". In Klingon, only a participant in a battle, not the battle itself, can literally be described as fierce.
TREK TRIVIA:
The Battle of HarOs was a famous battle involving the Klingons. As a present for Worf's 30th birthday, Data created an expressionist painging of the famous battle which LaForge recognized. (TNG "Parallels")
The Klingons fought the Romulans in a legendary victory at Klach D'Kel Bracht in 2272. (DS9 "Blood Oath")
