Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 15, 2025 Klingon word: rID'oH Part of speech: noun Definition: barley-like plant Source: qepHom 2023 _______________________________________________ "The closest Klingon equivalent." (qepHom 2023) SEE: rID'oH HIq barley liquor (n) (qepHom 2023) "[untranslated. It "would be okay" to use that phrase to refer to any barley-based liquor, but doesn't mean it's the only name for it.]" (qepHom 2023) 'ebHIv still (n) (qepHom 2020) 'ebHIv pa' distillery [room] (n) 'ebHIv qach distillery [building] (n) (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. (qepHom 2020): {bewSom} [mash] is a "mixture of ingredients that, after a bit of time, produces fermented {HIq}. Maltz thought that maybe this was shortened from something like {bewSom roghmeH qegh pa'} "vat for fermenting {bewSom} room" or "{bewSom fermenting vat room", but he wasn't sure about that." SEE ALSO: tIr grain (n) meyIS tIr sweet corn [maize] 'ot tIr oat(s) ray' tIr rice -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons