Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, January 21, 2023 Klingon word: tIr Part of speech: noun Definition: grain Source: TKD _______________________________________________ (KGT 89f): if [the meat] is fresh, the 'cook' may {pID} it, which involves coating it with herbed granulated cartilage (not necessarily from the same animal) mixed with some kind of {tIr} (grain) and doing very little else. The name of the granulated cartilage is {ngat}, which has also come to mean gunpowder. Meat prepared in this way is sometimes described as {wamwI' Ha'DIbaH} (hunter's meat), but the specific animal name is usually used instead of the word {Ha'DIbaH} (meat) (KGT 93): A particularly popular dish, {tlhombuS}, requires that the cook coat a block of {tlhagh} [animal fat] with a mixture of {ngat} (herbed granulated cartilage) and {tIr} (grain) and then briefly immerse the block into the already boiling fat, just until the coating hardens. (KGT 95): Domestic {HIq} is distilled from a number of different kinds of grain ({tIr}), with some additional constituents (of both plant and animal origin, including {'Iw}, blood) adding flavor and strength. SEE: meyIS tIr sweet corn (n) ray' tIr rice (n) tIr ngat bread crumbs (n) (Alice) tIr ngogh bread (n) (i.e. a loaf) - Ha'DIbaH ghIH tIr ngogh je "burger" (n) (TNK) tIr ngogh QaD toast (n) TNK N.B. Do not confuse with the verb {tIr} "be arranged in a stack, be superimposed". SEE ALSO: loSpev quadrotriticale (n) naH fruit/vegetables (n) tI vegetation (n) San'emDer plant (n) Sor tree (n) lav shrub (n) poch plant (v) yob harvest (v) -- 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. tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org