Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, December 18, 2016

Klingon word: poch Part of speech: verb Definition: plant

(KGT 89): "Agriculture ({Satlh}) is practiced to a certain extent, though it is common to gather uncultivated plants as well. Fruit or vegetables that come from a farm ({Du'}) are called either {naH} alone or {Du' naH} ("farm fruit or vegetable" or produce); the wild variety is termed {naH tlhab} (literally, "free fruit or vegetable"). The verb {yob} (harvest) is used to refer to gathering up plants or plant parts, whether from a field ({yotlh}) that has been sown or out in the wild. The verb meaning farm is {wIj}; that meaning plant (referring to vegetation of any kind) is {poch}. One may say {Sor poch} ("He/she plants a tree"), {lav poch} ("He/she plants a shrub"), and even {naH poch} ("He/she plants fruit or vegetables"), referring to the ultimate use of the plant as a food source. (KGT 63): the smaller {naH taj} (literally, "vegetable knife" or "fruit knife", a kind of knife used for training but also for cutting parts off of growing plants. SEE ALSO: tI vegetation (n) tIr grain (n) wIjwI' jan plough (n) yob harvest (v) yIr gather (v) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons