Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, January 19, 2017
Klingon word: joqwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: flag
lujang meQboghnom 'oH yeqchuqchu'taHghach Daw' je joqwI' They reply it is the {meQboghnom}, the banner of unity and revolution. PB (HQ 10.4): Maltz pointed out that, in flight, a bird's wings {laq} (the bird is said to {laqmoH} its wings), but when a banner or sail flaps, the correct word to use is {joq} "flap, flutter, wave." (Lieven < MO, 1/09/2012): {tlhIm} is commonly used for a fabric wall hanging (that might, for example, have a picture of the Klingon emblem on it). If a piece of cloth is displayed at the end of a pole, it is considered a {joqwI'} ("flag"); a {tlhIm} covers some sort of surface. Vertical ceremonial banners were seen at the Kot'baval festival held at the Klingon outpost on Maranga IV. (TNG "Firstborn") Nomen agentis from {joq} "flap, flutter, wave; beat (i.e. heart)": SuSmo' joqtaH It is fluttering in the breeze. ("Due to the breeze, it [a flag] is fluttering.") TKD {joq} is also used for beat (i.e. heart) in the paq'batlh: Hay'chu' luneHqu' vaj pe'vIl joqqu' cha' tlhIngan tIqDu' Both Klingon hearts beat, at their strongest, in lust for blood. PB Suto'vo'qor botlhDaq pe'vIl joqchu'taH quvbogh 'ej valbogh tIqDu' tIQ [translation unavailable] PB joqtaHbogh molor tIqDu' Molor's still-beating hearts PB Hochlogh Dat joqtaHjaj. May it [a heart] forever beat, anywhere. PB SEE ALSO: vIH move, be in motion (v) 'al float (in/on air) (v) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons