Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 22, 2021 Klingon word: DuHmor Part of speech: noun Definition: palace Source: Email to Lieven _______________________________________________ (Lieven < MO, 1/01/2018 "Maltz about castles"): "In English, a castle is (typically) a building built for protection or fortification. It can, but doesn't have to be, pretty fancy, but its primary function is defense. A palace, on the other hand, is (typically) a building built to show off wealth, power, and/or importance, but it's not necessarily the best place to be during a battle. Having said that, in day-to-day 21st-Century English, the distinction isn't always so clear. "For Klingons, the distinction is also a little murky, since they would never construct a palace (a home for the emperor or some other important person) that was not designed deal with battles. They might construct a castle, though, that wasn't particularly lavish and not a suitable place for an official residence of the emperor. The word for such a structure — elegant or otherwise -- is {jem'IH}. The emperor's castle/palace is simply {ta' jem'IH}. If, however, the emphasis is to be on the elegance or grandeur of the {jem'IH}, there's another word that can be used: {DuHmor}. A {DuHmor} is a type of {jem'IH}, so it's a good place for the emperor to hang out. For clarify, you can say {ta' DuHmor}. The emperor's official residence would more likely be referred to as a {DuHmor} than a {jem'IH}, but not necessarily always. "Klingon ships, of course, are battle-ready, so any ship designed to be the residence of the emperor might, I suppose, be referred to as a {jem'IH} or {ta' jem'IH}. And if it's a particularly grand place, then {DuHmor} or {ta' DuHmor} could make sense. (Maybe those are short for {jem'IH Duj} and {DuHmor Duj}.)" PUN: {rom HuD} backwards: "hill of Rome" = Palatine Hill? I.e. "(one of the seven hills of Rome), on which Augustus and a number of other Roman Emperors had their primary residence and from which we get the English word palace." (QeS, 1/2018) SEE: qach’a’ castle (n) (PB) - pup qach'a' 'ach wa' Duy' tu'lu' The castle is perfect, although It has but one flaw (PB) - nagh qach'a' rachlu'ta'bogh 'oH Suto'vo'qor'e' Sto-vo-kor, a mighty stone castle (PB) chalqach tower (n) - molor chalqach 'avlu'bogh pIrmuS lupawta' they reach the base of Molor's guarded tower (PB) - chalqach toS qeylISvam legh neH he [Molor] climbs a watch tower to see this Kahless (PB) - Doj chalqachDaj veHmey Hutlh Its towers grand, the space infinite (PB) - chalqachlIj rachlu'ta'bogh tutDaq mol'egh betleH The bat'leth sunk into the post of your [Molor's] fortified tower (PB) - chalqachDaq bIQaDbe' je Even in a tower you are not safe. (PB) SEE ALSO: waw' base (military term) (n) Qo'noS wa' Kronos One (SN, Gorkon's flagship) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.