[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tlhaw'

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, July 12, 2021

Klingon word: 	tlhaw'
Part of speech: 	verb
Definition: 	hit (percussion instrument) with fist
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(KGT 74-75):  There are a great many Klingon percussion instruments--that is, instruments that make a sound as a result of something striking something else. Klingons seem to enjoy playing the percussion instruments more than instruments of other types.  Among these are various drums and bells.  The general term for a percussion instrument of any kind is {'In}.  Some types of 'In are struck with the hand, either palm (toch) or fist (ro'), depending on the particular instrument.  To hit the instrument with the palm is {weq}; to strike it with the fist is {tlhaw'}.  Other members of this group of instruments are hit with a stick of some kind. The stick often resembles a small hammer; when it does, it is termed {mupwI'Hom} (literally, "small striker").  A plain stick is a {naQHom} (literally, "small cane" or "small staff").  To strike the instrument with a stick is to {moq} (beat) the instrument  The {'In} itself may be made entirely of metal (in which case it might be described as a bell, though in Klingon it is simply termed {baS 'In}, or "metal {'In}") or entirely of wood ({Sor Hap 'In}, "wood {'In}").  One kind of {Sor Hap 'In} is a tube, open on both ends, with a longitudinal slit extending not quite to either end.  It is hit with a {mupwI'Hom} ["mallet"].  Drums made of animal skin stretched over a cylinder of various materials are found but are not as common as other types of percussion instruments.  Such a drum is called a {DIr 'In} (literally, "skin {'In}").  A {DIr 'In} usually has the skin stretched only over one end.  A type of drum with skin stretched over both ends is called a {'o'lav}.

PUN/MNEMONIC:  claw??
SEE:
QoH 		tap (v)
 - (qep’a’ 2020):  To touch one's fingers gently on something, usually a few times: "Anne tapped Tom on the shoulder." 

SEE ALSO:
qIp 		hit (with hand, fist, implement) (v) 
mup 		impact, strike (v)
'urgh 		jab, poke (v)

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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