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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: joQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Felix Malmenbeck)
Fri Jul 6 11:59:03 2012
From: Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se>
To: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>, "tlhingan-hol@kli.org"
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Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:58:33 +0000
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Worth noting is that the expression <cha'maH cha' joQDu' tu'lu'> (referring to ribs) means something like "Something here doesn't quite add up", and <cha'maH cha' joQDu' ghaj> means something like "There's something fishy about that one."
It's pure speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is a hidden musical metaphor. When I noticed this possible ambiguity, my first thought was "He's/She's missing a string on his/her lute."
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From: Steven Boozer [sboozer@uchicago.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 16:24
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Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: joQ
> Klingon word: joQ
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: strip of material in a *susdek* instrument
KGT 75-76: A third category of Klingon instrument is the {SuSDeq}, the windbag or bellows type. A {SuSDeq} has a flexible bag, usually made of animal skin, which is alternately filled with and emptied of air. This air passes over strips of various materials ({joQmey}), which vibrate as the air goes by, producing the musical tones.
Note that {joQ} also means "rib", of which Klingon have 23 (cf. KGT p.126-27).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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