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

[Anthony Appleyard]

If Klingons had tear glands but not tear ducts, their eyes would water all the time. That can be seen in humans with blocked tear ducts, and in some Earth animals.----Original message----
>From : bmacliam at aol.com
Date : 27/12/2014 - 03:06 (GMTST)
To : tlhingan-hol at kli.org
Subject : Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: SaQ
There needs to be a way to keep the fronts of their eyeballs from drying out in 
drying wind and to wash bacteria and dust off. That is what tears are for, in 
man. Dripping out when sad is a secondary use.
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HQ 12.4 p9:  For Klingons, even though there is a word for cry ({SaQ}), there is 
no word for tear or tears, undoubtedly because Klingons have no tear ducts. 
[mentioned in ST6] The only thing Maltz could think of that eyes do from time to 
time is redden ({DoqchoH}, literally "become red" or "change to red").
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All Earth vertibrates have tear glands (to make eye lubricant), but not all have tear ducts (to carry away excess fluid).
I suspect Klingons have glands (for the reason noted above) but not tear ducts. This is not unknown in Terran physiology.
gheyIl
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