[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: pIrmuS

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, July 19, 2021

Klingon word: 	pIrmuS
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	bottom (exterior)
Source: 	HQ:v8n3p2
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molor chalqach 'avlu'bogh pIrmuS lupawta' 
they reach the base of Molor's guarded tower (PB)

(IMO, HQ 8.3:2):  The word for bottom, the counterpart of {yor} [top (exterior)], is {pIrmuS}. This word refers to the underside of something, not the interior bottom (such as the bottom of a well or the bottom of a bowl where a few drops of milk remain after eating cereal). The word for the interior bottom of something is {bIS'ub}. If an item is located in the bottom of a box, it is located in the box's {bIS'ub}.  If something is found underneath a box, it is found beneath the box's {pIrmuS}. 

PUN: 
“Pyramus and Thisbe”, the play-within-a-play in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: “Pyramus” was played by the outer play’s character “Bottom”.

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen 
    behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.