[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chaQ

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: chaQ
Part of speech: verb
Definition: thrust upward with end of *bat'leth*
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(KGT 59-60):    "There is an extensive vocabulary for the moves associated with bat'leth use.  To thrust or lunge toward one's opponent, for example, is {jop}.  To deflect a thrust -- that is, to parry -- is {way'}.  To thrust either end of the bat'leth (as opposed to the long part of the blade) upward is {chaQ}.  To change the approximate orientation of the weapon from horizontal to vertical is {ngol};  the reverse is {lev}.  To slide the blade of one's bat'leth along the blade of the opponent's weapon is {DIj}. To twirl or rotate the bat'leth is {jIrmoH} and to toss it from one hand to the other (the same word is used whether left to right or right to left) is {baQ}.  When teaching someone to use the bat'leth, the tutor will shout out movements -- for example, {yIjop! yIway'!} ("Lunge! Defend!").  Generally in such a situation, however, the tutor will used the shortened form of the language known as Clipped Klingon and skip the imperative prefix {yI-}, leaving only the bare verb:  {jop! way'!}  It is important to note that the tutor is giving the student direct commands ("Lunge! Defend!"), not shouting out the names of movements.


SEE:
betleH   	*bat'leth*,  *bat'telh* (n)
yan 		wield, use or manipulate a sword (v)
Qach 		wield, swing (a weapon) (v)

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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons