Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nIqDob

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, October 16, 2016

Klingon word: nIqDob Part of speech: noun Definition: perforator, hole punch Source: qepHom 2015 p.18

Lieven Lietaer interviews Marc Okrand, (10/29/2015): MO: To "staple" papers together is to {rar} them. To use a stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" {nIqDob}), you {qIp} ["hit (with hand, fist)"] it or {'uy} ["press down"] it or {ngaH} ("squeeze") it, depending on the device. [...] The hole punch will {ghID} ("pierce, perforate") the paper (or other material). LL: Can {ghID} also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick or similar? MO: Yes, of course. PUN: "bodkin" backwards -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons