S tey'
[ téz ] / [ téz ]
Klingon letters:
 teyz
Handwritten:
 teyz

1. cousin (child of tennuS or me')

The Klingon Wiki has an article
about family words.
word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: tey'pu' (beings capable of language)

Source

HolQeD vol. 9 issue 3, September 2000
view text of that issue p. 8

Derived and related words

tey'be' female cousin
tey'loD male cousin

Opposite

lor cousin

2. niece/nephew
The Klingon Wiki has an article
about family words.
word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

plural: tey'pu' (beings capable of language)

Source

HolQeD vol. 9 issue 3, September 2000
view text of that issue p. 8

Derived and related words

tey'be' niece
tey'loD nephew

Opposite

lor nephew, niece

3. confide
word type: verb, TKD chapter 4.
Probably transitive (not confirmed)

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 109

More Information

1. cousin = child of mother's sister (me') or father's brother (tennuS)
2. niece/nephew = child of man's brother (loDnI') or woman's sister (be'nI')

To mark the gender, just add be' or loD to the word.

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Definition of {tey'}
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http://klingon.wiki/Word/Tey-
Retrieved 03 Jul 2022

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