[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlhaw'
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Wed Jan 14 07:30:01 PST 2015
> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 14, 2015
>
> Klingon word: tlhaw'
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: hit (percussion instrument) with fist
KGT 74f.: The general term for a percussion instrument of any kind is {'In}. Some types of {'In} are struck with the hand, either palm ({toch}) or fist ({ro'}), depending on the particular instrument. To hit the instrument with the palm is {weq}; to strike it with the fist is {tlhaw'} ... To strike the instrument with a stick is to {moq} (beat) the instrument." (KGT 74-75)
SEE ALSO:
qIp hit (with hand, fist, implement) (v) [most general verb]
mup impact, strike (v)
'urgh jab, poke (v)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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