[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qay' (verb)

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Klingon word: Qay'
Part of speech: verb
Definition: use the little toe
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rav Qay' 
touch the floor with the little toe  (HQ 10.2)

PUN: "this little piggy CRIED 'wee wee wee' all the way home"

(HQ 10.2:11):  the phonetic identity of {Qay'} "use the little toe" and {Qay'} "blow one's top, lose one's temper" is probably not accidental, as evidenced by the idiomatic expression {'oy'qu' Qay'wI'wIj}, literally "my little toe aches a lot", which means "I'm extremely angry." 

SEE:
yaD  			toe (n)
Qay'wI'  		little toe, fifth toe (n)

To review, the other toe verbs/nouns are:

mar/marwI'		big toe
Hom/HomwI' 		second toe
roS/roSwI' 		third toe
nan/nanwI' 		fourth toe

SEE ALSO:
QeH 			be angry/mad (v)
QeH 			anger (n)

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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons