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

[mayql qunenoS]

be'nI'Daj qo' charghpu'DI' voDleH mIgh, be'nI'Daj vaS'a'Daq joqwI'Daj
joqmoH ghaH.
as soon as the evil emperor conquered his sister realm, he made his
flag wave at his sister's great hall.

targhmey DIjeychugh, jatlh vIghro'mey la' Dun, vaj targh lommey
DungDaq joqwI'maj wIjoqmoH.
if we defeat the dogs, said the brave cats' commander, we will make
our flag wave over their corpses.

QaSDaj yoHmoHmeH joqwI'chaj joqmoH vIghro'mey la'.
in order to make his troops brave the cat commander made their flag flutter.

mayqel mIv Hurgh qunnoq
one day dogs will be extinct ; I dream of that day

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 01, 2016
>>
>> Klingon word: joq
>> Part of speech: verb
>> Definition: flutter, wave
>
> SuSmo' joqtaH
> It is fluttering in the breeze.
> ("Due to the breeze, it [a flag] is fluttering.") TKD
>
> Hay'chu' luneHqu' vaj pe'vIl joqqu' cha' tlhIngan tIqDu'
> Both Klingon hearts beat, at their strongest, in lust for blood. PB
>
> pe'vIl joqchu'taH quvbogh 'ej valbogh tIqDu' tIQ
>  [translation unavailable] (PB)
>
> joqtaHbogh molor tIqDu'
> Molor's still-beating hearts (PB)
>
> (HQ 10.4):  Maltz pointed out that, in flight, a bird's wings {laq} (the bird is said to {laqmoH} its wings), but when a banner or sail flaps, the correct word to use is {joq} "flap, flutter, wave".
>
> Cf. {joqwI'} "flag" (n):
>
> Lieven Litaer < MO (1/09/2012):  {tlhIm} is commonly used for a fabric wall hanging (that might, for example, have a picture of the Klingon emblem on it). If a piece of cloth is displayed at the end of a pole, it is considered a {joqwI'} ("flag"); a {tlhIm} covers some sort of surface.
>
> Vertical ceremonial banners were seen at the Kot'baval festival held at the Maranga IV outpost. (TNG "Firstborn")
>
> lujang meQboghnom 'oH yeqchuqchu'taHghach Daw' je joqwI'
> They reply it is the {meQboghnom}, the banner of unity and revolution. PB
>
>
> SEE ALSO:
> vIH             move, be in motion (v)
> laq             flap (v)
> Qom             experience an earthquake or tremor
> jaD             throw around, hurl about (v)
>
> yu'egh  wave (n)
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
>
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