juH

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/d͡ʒux/
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A dwelling and the personal place where someone lives or belongs, used for an ordinary home rather than a room, generic building, or clan.
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Examples

  • juHlIj yI'el!
    Enter your home!
  • qeylIS Qaw' 'e' nIDmeH, yerDaj weH molor 'ej juH qachDaj meQmoH.
    To destroy Kahless, Molor seized his lands and burned his house.
  • ghIq juHDaj'e' luchenmoHpu'bogh vavDaj ghopDu' paw qeylIS. Qaw'lu' 'ej chIm 'e' tu'.
    Then Kahless reached his home, built by his father's hands. He found it destroyed and empty.
  • juH chu' wIje'.
    We are buying a new home.
  • juHwIjDaq jIQong.
    I sleep at home.

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Meanings

Home

noun
home and housing
neutral
The place where someone lives or belongs, whether the dwelling itself or the personal place regarded as home. It takes ordinary noun suffixes, as in juHwIj for “my home” and juHDaq for “at home” or “to the home.”

Examples

  • ghIq juHDaj'e' luchenmoHpu'bogh vavDaj ghopDu' paw qeylIS. Qaw'lu' 'ej chIm 'e' tu'.
    Then Kahless reached his home, built by his father's hands. He found it destroyed and empty.
  • qeylIS Qaw' 'e' nIDmeH, yerDaj weH molor 'ej juH qachDaj meQmoH.
    To destroy Kahless, Molor seized his lands and burned his house.
  • juHwIjDaq jIQong.
    I sleep at home.
  • juH chu' wIje'.
    We are buying a new home.
  • juHlIj yI'el!
    Enter your home!

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Etymology

Marc Okrand lists juH as “home” in The Klingon Dictionary. Canon gives the specialised forms juHHom “cottage,” juH'a' “mansion,” and juHqo' “homeworld,” but no source derives the root itself.

FAQ

What does juH mean?

juH means a home or dwelling, the place where someone lives or regards as home.

How is juH pronounced?

juH is pronounced /d͡ʒux/. The final H is the rough sound /x/, like the sound in Scottish loch.

How do you say “my home” in Klingon?

“My home” is juHwIj. A home is not a being capable of language, so the possessive suffix is -wIj, not -wI'.

Is juH the same as a Klingon House?

No. juH is a home or dwelling, while tuq is a family line, clan, or Klingon House.

What words are formed from juH?

Canon lists juHHom for a cottage, juH'a' for a mansion, and juHqo' for a homeworld.

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