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[ nɛŋɛpʰ ]
Noun

English: Age of Ascension

German: Reifalter, Reife des Aufsteigens

Source: ADD

KLCP Level: 2

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TKD Addendum, TKW p. 205.The fifteenth year of a Klingon's life ("Icarus Factor" [TNG]).

Usage for nenghep
'oy'naQ
'oy'naQ (n) painstick, painstik
'oy' (n) ache, pain, sore
naQ (n) staff
naQ (n slang) ponytail
Dalo'be'chugh
Da- (vp) you-him/her/it/them
lo' (v) use
-be' (r) not
-chugh (vs9) if
not
not (adv) never
nenghep
nenghep (n) Age of Ascension
lop
lop (n) celebration
lop (v) celebrate
lop (v) observe, celebrate (a ritual)
puq.
puq (n) child, offspring

If you don't use the painstik, the child will never celebrate his Age of Ascension.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information
This is another way of saying that it is necessary to adhere strictly to the particulars of any procedure in order to achieve the desired goals. The proverb is phrased in terms of the details of Rite of Ascension, during which, as noted, warriors jab the Klingon youth with painstiks. It protocol is not followed---it this case, if painstiks are not used---the ceremony carries no import and the Age of Ascension has not been celebrated.
qaSDI'
qaS (v) occur, happen
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
nenghep,
nenghep (n) Age of Ascension
qa'
qa' (n) spirit, ghost
qa' (v) replace
patlh
patlh (n) level, layer, standing
patlh (n) order (as in alphabetical order)
patlh (n) rank (military, governmental)
patlh (v) be ranked, have a status, be graded, be sorted, have a rank of
chu'
chu' (v) be new
chu' (v) engage, activate (a device)
chu' (v) play (a musical instrument)
chav
chav (n) achievement
chav (n) function (mathematics)
chav (v) achieve
tlhIngan
tlhIngan (n) Klingon
SuvwI'.
SuvwI' (n) warrior
Suv (v) fight
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does
poSDaq
poS (n) left (side)
-Daq (ns5) locative
poS (v) be open, be opened
Daq (n) site, location, place
nIHDaq
nIH (n) right (side)
-Daq (ns5) locative
nIH (v) steal
Daq (n) site, location, place
je
je (conj) also, and (joining nouns)
je (conj) also, too (following a verb)
QamtaHvIS
Qam (v) stand
-taH (vs7) continuous
-vIS (vs9) while
SuvwI'pu'.
SuvwI' (n) warrior
-pu' (ns2) plural for beings
Suv (v) fight
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does
pu' (n) horn
pu' (n) phaser, disruptor, energy weapon
chaH
chaH (pronoun) they, them (language users)
jojDaq
joj (n) area between
-Daq (ns5) locative
Daq (n) site, location, place
yItnISlopwI'. luchovmeH
lu- (vp) they (plural)-him/her/it
chov (v) assess, evaluate
-meH (vs9) for the purpose of
'oy'naQmey
'oy'naQ (n) painstick, painstik
-mey (ns2) plural for general
lo'.
lo' (n) use
lo' (v) use

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: Skybox S9 qaSDI' nenghep - Age of Ascension

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