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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, March 12, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: bo
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: feather
> Source: HQ:v10n4p5

AFAIK never used in canon.

(HQ 10.4:5):  [{bo'Degh} is] the most general Klingon word for a creature of this type ... Maltz pointed out that, in flight, a bird's wings {laq} (the bird is said to {laqmoH} its wings) ... The plural suffix for birds is usually {-mey}, the general plural suffix, as would be expected. There is a difference of opinion, however, about which plural suffix to use for a few birds capable of mimicking speech, such as the {vIlInHoD} and the {qaryoq} (and the larger {qaryoq'a'}), with some Klingons using {-mey} but others preferring {-pu'}, the plural suffix for beings capable of using language.
 
SEE ALSO:
tel 		wing (n)
bo'Degh 	bird (n)
neb 		beak, bill (n)

wom 		peck [used for both eating and attacking by pecking] (v)

Cf. also {raw'} "aquatic bird with colorful plumage"


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