[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Sor Hap 'In

[James Landau]

There's also *Sor Hap 'awtIr ngoghmey* (xylophone) from the last qep'a'. And for some reason, the entry *Sor Hap 'awtIr ngoghmey* at https://klingon.wiki/En/MusicVocabulary doesn't want to link!


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>Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, August 26, 2024
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>Klingon word: Sor Hap 'In
>Part of speech: noun
>Definition: percussion instrument made of wood
>Source:
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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}.
>    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}.
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>SEE:
>Sor          tree (n)
>Sor Hap      wood (as material) (n)
>'In          percussion instrument (drum, bell, etc.) (n)
  
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