Klingon Language Wiki: Definition of quvHa'ghach

quvHa'ghach
IPA: [ kuv.'haz.gac ]

pIqaD: kuvhazgac

corruption

word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: This word is probably not countable.
This noun is made of the parts quv, Ha' and ghach.

Source

Message to Chris Lipscombe

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At the qep'a' 2010, Chris Lipscombe asked Marc to ask Maltz for a few translations for the Klingon Christmas Carol play. His answer didn't have any new words per se, but still a solution:

Here's what Maltz has come up with. He offers you choices!
[For] The Final Reflection, he suggests tonSaw' Qav "final fighting technique," since "reflection" is a maneuver in a game (is Maltz right about that?). But if "reflection," as in "image in a mirror" is needed, he offered neSlo' tonSaw' Qav.
For "apathy" and "corruption," since they're animals pulled out of a pocket, he went with:
"apathy" (or "apathy creature") - SaH Ha'wI' "one who is not concerned" or pIl Ha'wI' "unmotivated one"
"corruption" (or "corruption creature") - quv Ha'wI' "dishonored one"
If it works better to have concepts rather than beings/animals for these words, he offered:
"apathy" SaHHa'ghach ("disinterest")
"corruption" quvHa'ghach ("dishonor")

(Message via Facebook to Chris Lipscombe of September 1, 2010)

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They went with neSlo' tonSaw' Qav for the title of the book, since "reflection", in this case, refers to version of klin zha that is played with a mirror.

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Latest edit: 05 Jan 2020, by KlingonTeacher
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