[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ngap

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Klingon word: 	ngap
Part of speech: 	verb
Definition: 	be consonant
Source: 	qep'a' 29 [2022]
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.

(qep’a’ 2022):  in the sense of musical consonance or sympathetic vibrations

Don't confuse with {wab poD} "consonant" (i.e. type of speech sound).

SEE:
ngapHa'	be discordant, dissonant (v)

MUSIC NOTES:
(KGT 71-72):  Another common way to say that a specific piece or performance of music has a particularly strong effect on a listener is to employ the verb {DuQ} (literally, stab):  {muDuQ bom} ("The song stabs me", or, in a more colloquial Federation Standard form, "The song moves me").  If the music is judged positively--that is, if the listener likes it--the music is said to be {'ey}, using the word normally translated as delicious when talking about food.  Rendering {'ey bom} as "The song is good" is acceptable, but it fails to capture the real feeling of the Klingon.

SEE ALSO:
QoQ  music (n) KGT
  - "meaning musical sound, whether or not a Klingon voice is participating in producing this sound" (HQ 2.4)

Ham  		be high (in pitch) (v)
pun 		be low (in pitch)
  - "These pitch words can also be used in music to talk about high and low tones." (Lieven, qepHom 2018)

wal  		vibrate, be in a state of vibration (v)
  -   "move in a fast repetitive way, like a guitar string" (qep'a' 2017)

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey 
    or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.