Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Klingon word: bertlham taymey Part of speech: noun Definition: epilogue Source: qepHom 2020 _______________________________________________ (qepHom 2020): Prologue is {bI'reS taymey} and epilogue is {bertlham taymey}. But it's really more complicated. {taymey} is a section of a book or play or the like that's separate from the main portion of the work. It's seldom used without {bI'reS} ("beginning") or {bertlham} ("end") unless everyone already knows what the discussion is about (so, for example, you could say {bI'reS taymey} once and then, after that in the same discussion about the same thing, you don't have to include {bI'reS} each time). Despite its description, {taymey} is not used for the appendix of a work. A {taymey} contextualizes the main work; an appendix [see {HommaH}] is considered supplemental. Maltz thought that this word was a remnant of the way stories used to be told orally, since they'd begin and end with some sort of ritual ({tay}), the details of which are lost. Even though {taymey} ends with the {-mey} "plural" suffix, {taymey} is a frozen form and is considered singular. It's okay to say {taymeymey} should the need arise. (Lieven, 11/11/2021): {taymey} is part of a book that is not part of the main contents. You could probable even read and understand the story without looking at the {taymey}. You might see it as a "frame", or as "additional information". In most cases, the {taymey} are shorter than the book itself. Look at this page of contents: bI'reS taymey <-- introduction telling you to read the book chapter 1 <-- story begins here chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 <-- story ends here bertlham taymey <-- final word outside the story HommaH <-- appendix with additional information, like a glossary SEE ALSO: bI'reS beginning (of an opera, play, story, speech, etc.) (n), bI’reS ‘echlet front cover (of book) (n) bertlham end (of an opera, play, story, speech, etc.) (n) bertlham ‘echlet back cover (of book) (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.