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

[Felix Malmenbeck]

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 at uchicago.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 16:24
To: tlhingan-hol at kli.org
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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