Hegh
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die, cease living, death
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The ending of life, expressed either as the act of dying or as death itself, with strong canonical ties to duty, honor, and ritual.
Examples
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
Only fools laugh while warriors are dying.
reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'.
A Klingon warrior is always ready to die.
Qu'Daj ta'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die in the line of duty.
Hegh Duj DatIj 'ej ghe'torDaq Duqeng.
The Barge of the Dead carries you to Gre'thor.
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die while serving the Empire.
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Examples
reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'.
A Klingon warrior is always ready to die.
reH Hegh yoHwI'pu''e'.
It is always the brave who die.
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die while serving the Empire.
Qu'Daj ta'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die in the line of duty.
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
Only fools laugh while warriors are dying.
Examples
Hegh neH chav qoH.
A fool's only achievement is death.
Heghlu'DI' mobbe'lu'chugh QaQqu' Hegh wanI'.
Death is an experience best shared.
Hegh Duj DatIj 'ej ghe'torDaq Duqeng.
The Barge of the Dead carries you to Gre'thor.
QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS.
Death while standing is preferable to life while kneeling.
mughIj Hegh.
Death frightens me.
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