AFAIK {roQ} has never been used by Okrand in a sentence. I agree with De'vID: until we have any examples the simplest meaning - especially avoiding English idiomatic phrases like "put down an animal/uprising" - is the one probably intended. All I can do is point out some (apparently) related vocabulary: jotlh take down (v) jotlhHa' put back up (v) AFAIK never used. chagh drop (v) 'urwI' HoHmeH ghopDu'Daj neH lo'meH qeylIS 'etlhDaj chagh And Kahless dropped his sword to kill the traitor with bare hands (PK) woH pick up (v) yIwoH [Pick him up! (untranslated)] ST6 teplIj yIwoH 'ej pa'lIjDaq yIjaH Pick up your baggage and go to your room. CK And like De'vID, I'm assuming that {roQ} is the antonym of {woH}. E.g. ? loQ jorwI' yIroQ 'ej ghIq ghopDu'lIj yIpep! Put the bomb down slowly then raise your hands! SEE ALSO: pum fall (v) lan place, put (v) vev insert, put in (v) -- Voragh
-----Original Message----- kechpaja <kechpaja@comcast.net> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, July 15, 2017
Klingon word: roQ Part of speech: verb Definition: put down Source: TKD
To put down *what*, exactly? An object that you're holding? A rebellion? An injured animal who's about to die slowly and painfully? To insult someone?
Based on the definition only, I'd say that it was the antonym of {woH} v. "pick up".
You can ask the same questions: Pick up what? Something into your hand? Someone from the airport? A person one didn't previously know for an amorous relationship? But in the case of {woH}, we have a canon example of usage: {teplIj yIwoH} (Conversational Klingon).
-- De'vID _______________________________________________