[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qonwI'

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   qonwI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition:     songwriter

Never used in a sentence.

Cultural notes:

KGT 71:  From the Klingon point of view, a song is not the product of an individual's mind. It has somehow always existed and is waiting for someone (the songwriter or, more accurately, "song recorder", {qonwI'}) to transcribe it ({qon}) and then present it ({much}) to others. There are a number of very well known songwriters, and it is quite an honor if one of them composes a song about one's exploits. Currently, perhaps the most respected {qonwI'} is Keedera.

Related words:

bomwI'  singer (also "poet"?)
muchwI' musician


"The chief glory of every people arises from its authors." (Samuel Johnson)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons