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ship, vessel, instincts, intuition
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/ɖud͡ʒ/
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A ship or vessel, and by homonymy the instincts that steer judgment, a double meaning that Klingon canon turns into wordplay about character.
Practice using Duj in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • DujwIj vIvoq.
    I trust my instincts.
  • vaj Duj chIjbe'.
    He or she lacks strength of character.
  • HIvmeH Duj So'lu'.
    A ship is cloaked in order to attack.
  • veQDuj 'oH DujlIj'e'.
    Your ship is a garbage scow.
  • DujlIj yIvoq.
    Trust your instincts.

Similar words

re'lIng

Meanings

Ship or vessel

noun
transport
neutral
A craft used for travel, especially a spacecraft, and a broad element in names for vehicles from boats to aircraft.

Examples

  • veQDuj 'oH DujlIj'e'.
    Your ship is a garbage scow.
  • nIteb DujlIj yIchIj.
    Navigate your vessel alone.
  • DujDaj HubtaHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
    Every Klingon hopes to die while defending his ship.
  • HIvmeH Duj So'lu'.
    A ship is cloaked in order to attack.
  • DujDaq yuQ wIleng.
    We travel to the planet in the ship.

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Instincts

noun
mind
neutral
The inner impulses and intuitive judgment that guide action without deliberate reasoning, treated grammatically as either one bundle or several instincts.

Examples

  • Duj tIvoqtaH.
    Always trust your instincts.
  • DujlIj yIvoq.
    Trust your instincts.
  • vaj Duj DachIj.
    You have strength of character.
  • vaj Duj chIjbe'.
    He or she lacks strength of character.
  • DujwIj vIvoq.
    I trust my instincts.

Similar words

re'lIng

Etymology

The Klingon Dictionary records two nouns pronounced Duj, one meaning ship or vessel and the other instincts. The Klingon Way and Klingon for the Galactic Traveler deliberately exploit the overlap in sayings about trusting and navigating one's Duj.

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