err, make a mistake (slang)
word type:
verb, TKD chapter 4.
, slang usage, KGT, chapter 5.2.
intransitive verb: bachHa' vay'. = Somebody/something err, make a mistakes.
This verb is made of the parts bach and Ha'.
Source
Klingon for the Galactic Traveler p.
145, 211
Canon examples
jIbachHa'pu'
I have made a mistake (KGT p. 145)
More Information
bachHa' is labelled as a noun in the KGT word list, which might be an intentional mistake by Marc Okrand.
Lawrence M. Schoen talked to Marc about this:
I mentioned that the only problem with the bachHa' error in the book was that it was, by definition, canonical. I could hear him smiling over the phone as he said, "But that's only in the Klingon to English side. It's correct the other way." (date unknown)
Cite this entry
Definition of {bachHa'}
from the Klingon Language Wiki:
https://klingon.wiki/Word/BachHa-
Retrieved 29 Mar 2023
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