S pu'
puz ] / [ puz ]
Klingon letters:
puz
Handwritten:
puz

1. phaser

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word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: pu'mey

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 101

Derived and related words

pu'beH phaser rifle
pu'beq phaser crew
pu'DaH phaser array
pu'HIch phaser pistol

2. horn
word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: pu'Du' (body parts)

Source

The Little Prince

3. plural for beings capable of using language
word type: Type 2 noun suffix, TKD chapter 3.3.2.

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 22

Canon examples

yaSpu' officers
Duypu' emissaries
puqpu' children

Ghosts are also able to speak:
ghe'torvo' narghDI' qa'pu'
when spirits escape from Gre'thor (KGT p. 117)

4. perfective suffix
word type: Type 7 verb suffix, TKD chapter 4.2.7.

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 41

Canon examples

This suffix is used to say that something is completed:
Daleghpu' You have seen it. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

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Definition of {pu'}
from the Klingon Language Wiki:
https://klingon.wiki/Word/Pu-
Retrieved 24 Mar 2023

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Latest edit: 09 Oct 2019, by KlingonTeacher
Created: 05 Sep 2019, by KlingonTeacher

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