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Klingon WOTD: DeS (noun)
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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
Category: Weapons/War
Klingon word: DeS
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ax handle
Source: KGT (214 KE, 234 EK, 244 EK)
Swedish: skaft, yxskaft
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 63: The traditional Klingon arsenal also includes the ax, an implement with a heavy, flattened blade mounted crosswise at the end of a handle. The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and its blade is its {ghIt}. These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to humanoid anatomy, mean "arm" and "open, flat hand" (as opposed to a fist), respectively, suggesting that at one time the ax was considered an extension of the warrior himself.
Homonyms:
DeS (noun) - arm (body part)
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