[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: gheb

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   gheb
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition:     horn (musical instrument)

Never used in a sentence.

Musical notes:

KGT 75:  Wind instruments (there is no overall term for them) range from the simple flute or fife ({Dov'agh}), generally crafted from a bone, to the highly complex {meSchuS} ... The instrument's pitch and timbre are modified by fingering strategically placed holes in the tubing and by moving the hands in various ways (to move the fingers in this way is to {Heng}).

HQ 10.2:8:  The verb {Heng} "finger holes in a musical instrument" is a general term. When a specific finger is being referred to, one of the finger verbs is usually used [i.e. {Sen} or {rIl} "use the thumb", {SIq} "use the index finger", {qay} "use the second finger", {qew} "use the ring finger", {qan} "use the pinkie"].

Okrand goes on to say that {rIl} "play (a wind instrument)" is a brass technique most typically used with {gheb} as the object: {gheb rIl}! {{;-)


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