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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: DeS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Feb 27 10:46:12 2013
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:45:53 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2013
>
> Klingon word: DeS
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: handle, ax handle
KGT 63: 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.
Similar words:
ret'aq handle, hilt (of knife)
qengwI' naQ [rifle stock? (cf. SkyBox S14)]
tIH shaft (of spear)
Other anatomical nouns applied to inanimate objects are {DeSqIv} and {Ho'}:
KGT 97: The smaller {nevDagh} [pot] is characterized by its V-shaped handles, termed {DeSqIvDu'} ("elbows"; note the {-Du'}, the plural suffix for body parts is used here even though the handles are not literally body parts).
KGT 152: Grammatically, even as slang, {Ho'} ["idol, someone worthy of emulation"] follows the rules appropriate to its literal meaning. Thus, even though it may refer to a person, its plural is {Ho'Du'} (teeth), making use of the plural suffix for body parts ({-Du'}), not {Ho'pu'}, with {-pu'}, the plural suffix for beings capable of using language.
Can anyone think of any others?
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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