[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jeqqIj
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Apr 19 06:46:20 PDT 2021
Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, April 18, 2021
Klingon word: jeqqIj
Part of speech: noun
Definition: club, bludgeon
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(KGT 65ff): The most ancient and primitive of the Klingon weapons is the {jeqqIj}, the club or bludgeon. This weapon is made of wood, sometimes with inlaid rocks, and is heavier at one end than the other. Included in this category is the {ghanjaq}, often translated as mace, a club with a metal head, sometimes sporting spikes ({DuQwI'mey}). As with axes, to wield or swing a club is {Qach}.
(KGT 63f): The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and its blade is its {ghIt} ... A double-headed ax is a {jey'naS}, while an ax with an added spike at the end is a {'alngegh}. To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}.
PUN: a "black jack"
SEE:
Qang naQ chancellor's cane (n) (MKE).
- (KGT 66 ill.): Chancellor Gorkon ... carried a ceremonial staff that takes its form from the ancient {jeqqIj}.
SEE ALSO:
jeq protrude from (v)
naQ cane, staff, stick; (rifle) stock/butt (n)
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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