Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, December 21, 2020 Klingon word: 'obmaQ Part of speech: noun Definition: ax Source: KGT _______________________________________________ pumDI' 'obmaQ when the ax falls [i.e. "by that time"] (st.k 11/1999) (KGT 63f.): The traditional Klingon arsenal also includes the ax, an implement with a heavy, flattened blade mounted crosswise at the end of a handle. The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and its blade is its {ghIt}. These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to humanoid anatomy, mean arm and open, flat hand (as opposed to a fist), respectively, suggesting that at one time the ax was considered an extension of the warrior himself. A double-headed ax is a {jey'naS}, while an ax with an added spike at the end is a {'alngegh}. To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}. (KGT 97): a {warjun} is a large, extremely sharp, square-bladed chopping implement (but for its short handle, it would probably be considered a kind of {'obmaQ} ["ax"]). TREK TRIVIA: One of the holo-monsters seen in Worf’s Klingon Calisthenics program wielded an axe, the blade of which sported exaggeratedly pointed finials. (TNG "Where Silence Has Lease") SEE: rIv split (v) (Lieven, Hamletmachine): “like an ax does to a watermelon -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year which I’ve missed. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files.