Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 18, 2026 Klingon word: 'o'lav'a' Part of speech: noun Definition: bass drum Source: qepHom 2023 _______________________________________________ AFAIK not used in a sentence. (KGT 74-5): The general term for a percussion instrument of any kind is {'In}. Some types of {'In} are struck with the hand, either palm ({toch}) or fist ({ro'}), depending on the particular instrument. To hit the instrument with the palm is {weq}; to strike it with the fist is {tlhaw'} ... To strike the instrument with a stick is to {moq} (beat) the instrument. Drums made of animal skin stretched over a cylinder of various materials are found but are not as common as other types of percussion instruments. Such a drum is called a {DIr 'In} (literally, skin{ 'In}). A {DIr 'In} usually has the skin stretched only over one end. A type of drum with skin stretched over both ends is called a {'o'lav}. SEE: SIrgh 'o'lav snare drum (n) (qepHom 2023) SEE ALSO: chu' play an instrument (v) N.B. Do not confuse a bass drum with a {baS 'In} or bell (ie. a percussion instrument made of metal). TREK TRIVIA: A large drum was seen as Gowron entered the in the Hall of Heroes, to great jubilation. (DS9 "Apocalypse Rising") -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons