[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: rIl
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Thu Dec 14 07:36:44 PST 2023
Klingon word: rIl
Part of speech: verb
Definition: use the thumb
Source: HQ:v10n2p9
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nujDajDaq rIl'egh ghu
the baby sucks its thumb (HQ 10.2:8-9)
("at his/her mouth, the baby uses at him/herself his/her thumb")
Most commonly used in reference to a child using a thumb. Cf. the synonym {Sen} "use the thumb" which is most commonly used in reference to an adult using a thumb. (HQ 10.2)
(HQ 10.2:7-8): The two sets of words relating to thumb are pretty much interchangeable, though small children usually use {rIl} and {rIlwI'} rather than {Sen} and {SenwI'}. Similarly, adults speaking to or about children tend to use {rIl} and {rIlwI'}. Both words are used together in an idiomatic expression meaning everybody, everyone: {SenwI'Du' rIlwI'Du' je}, literally "thumbs and thumbs". This expression is often heard without the plural suffixes: {SenwI' rIlwI' je}.
SEE:
rIlwI' thumb (n)
SEE ALSO:
Sen use the thumb (v)
SenwI' thumb (n)
Heng finger holes in a musical instrument (v)
'uy press down (v)
N.B. Do not confuse with the verb {rIl} "play (a wind instrument)", often with the noun {gheb} "horn (musical instrument)" -- {gheb rIl} !
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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