[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: joq
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Apr 30 10:26:01 PDT 2019
Klingon word: joq
Part of speech: verb
Definition: flutter, wave
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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
Suto’vo’qor botlhDaq pe'vIl joqchu'taH quvbogh 'ej valbogh tIqDu' tIQ
[translation unavailable] PB
joqtaHbogh molor tIqDu'
Molor's still-beating hearts PB
tagha' tIq Hoch botlh | Hochlogh Dat joqtaHjaj
And finally Tiq, the heart and center of all things, May it forever beat, anywhere. (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."
joqwI' flag, banner PB (n),
joqwI’e' cha'bogh qeylIS
[translation unavailable] (PB)
lujang meQboghnom 'oH yeqchuqchu'taHghach Daw' je joqwI'
They reply it is the meQboghnom, the banner of unity and revolution. PB
(Lieven < 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")
SEE ALSO:
vIH move, be in motion (v)
‘al al float (in/on air) (v)
SolDeS sail (n)
mItlhon smaller sail (n)
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Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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