Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 09, 2025 Klingon word: qayrI'Hom Part of speech: noun Definition: clavicle Source: qep'a' 28 [2021] _______________________________________________ AFAIK not used in a sentence. (qepHom 2019 booklet p.11): {qal'aq} is fine for skeleton if modified ({Hom qal'aq} or {porgh qal'aq}), but a more specific term is heard {nobmeD}. SEE ALSO: volchaH shoulder (n) DeS arm (n) wIlle' joint [body part] (n) Hom bone (n) porgh body (n) nobmeD skeleton (n) jorngab shoulder piece of a Klingon uniform (n) TREK NOTES: GARAK: [ ... ] But really, Doctor, there was no harm done. BASHIR: They broke seven of your transverse ribs and fractured your clavicle. GARAK: Ah, but I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos. BASHIR: Garak, this isn't funny. GARAK: I'm serious, Doctor. Thanks to your ministrations, I am almost completely healed. But the damage I did to them will last a lifetime. - [DS9 "The Way of the Warrior", Pt. I] -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons