S chu'wI'
[ cuz.'wiz ] / [ cuz.'wiz ]
Klingon letters:
 cuzwiz
Handwritten:
 cuzwiz

1. trigger

word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: chu'wI'mey
This noun is made of the parts chu' and wI'.

Source

Addendum of The Klingon Dictionary p. 181
This is one of the words that was released in the 1990 issue of veS QonoS.

2. player (of an instrument)
word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: chu'wI'pu' (beings capable of language)

Source

Klingon for the Galactic Traveler p. 213

More Information

Due to the third meaning of the verb chu' as be new, another possible translation of chu'wI' is new one, one who is new - but that is not canonically used. The glossary of the novel A Burning House says that "trigger" is a slang expression for rookie, beginner, newbie.

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Retrieved 21 Mar 2023

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