[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)

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons




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