Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 21, 2016
Klingon word: 'obmaQ Part of speech: noun Definition: ax Source: KGT
pumDI' 'obmaQ when the ax falls [idiom: "by that time"] (st.k 11/99) yuDHa'; ghIt rur honest as an ax head (common simile) KGT (KGT 63f): The traditional Klingon arsenal also includes the ax, an implement with a heavy, flattened blade mounted crosswise at the end of a handle. The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and its blade is its {ghIt}. These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to humanoid anatomy, mean "arm" and "open, flat hand" (as opposed to a fist), respectively, suggesting that at one time the ax was considered an extension of the warrior himself. A double-headed ax is a {jey'naS}, while an ax with an added spike at the end is a {'alngegh}. To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}. (KGT 97): a {warjun} is a large, extremely sharp, square-bladed chopping implement (but for its short handle, it would probably be considered a kind of {'obmaQ} ["ax"]). SEE: ret'aq handle, hilt (of knife, bat'leth) (n) qengwI' naQ (rifle) stock, butt(?)(n) tIH shaft (of spear) (n) raQ manipulate by hand, handle (v) Qach wield, swing (a weapon) (v) "To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}." (KGT 63f) "To manipulate the {'aqleH} is {Qach}." (KGT 64) "As with axes, to wield or swing a club is {Qach}." (KGT 67) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons