Klingon Word of the Day: 'apuStoQ
Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Klingon word: 'apuStoQ Part of speech: noun Definition: hawk-like bird that flies particularly fast Source: Email from Okrand (see notes) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: 'apuStoQ Part of speech: noun Definition: hawk-like bird that flies particularly fast Source: Email from Okrand (see notes) _______________________________________________ (qurgh (1/09/2019) < Jaymz of the [KAG] IKV Swifthawk < MO): For "Swifthawk", I'd go with {'apuStoQ}. This is a new word (mostly). The {toQ} part means a particular kind of Klingon bird of prey (a bird, not a space vessel - the Klingon Bird of Prey ship is {toQDuj}). The {'apuStoQ} is a bird of prey, a hawk-like bird, that flies particularly fast. (Bill Willmerdinger [4/07/1997]): When I met Okrand at BabelCon in April, we "purchased" him at the slave auction. His "official" duty was to clarify one word: {toQDuj} "bird of prey (type of ship)". According to Marc, a {toQ} is an avian predator on the Homeworld whose closest Terran analog would be a bird of prey. When I told him I had theorized that {toQ} might mean scout (since that's what a BoP is) he said no, it's definitely an animal from Qo'noS ... a Klingon avian analogous to a Terran bird of prey. {toQ} does not literally mean bird of prey, it's merely one type of creature which exhibits characteristics similar to that grouping of Terran birds. SEE ALSO: qISa'ruj Raptor (ship class) (MKE) The "Somraw" was a Raptor-class scout ship with a crew of 12 rescued from the atmosphere of a gas giant by the Enterprise in 2151. (ENT "Sleeping Targs"). N.B. this is not the same as a Bird of P -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons rey, which were also referred to in the episode.
Based on the pun ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apus_(genus) ) and description, I wonder if this might be an animal with the carnivorous diet of a hawk, but capable of executing sharp turns and catching other birds in midair as a swift does insects. The mental imagery is quite intense. //loghaD ________________________________________ From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> on behalf of Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:21:14 PM To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'apuStoQ Klingon word: 'apuStoQ Part of speech: noun Definition: hawk-like bird that flies particularly fast Source: Email from Okrand (see notes) _______________________________________________ (qurgh (1/09/2019) < Jaymz of the [KAG] IKV Swifthawk < MO): For "Swifthawk", I'd go with {'apuStoQ}. This is a new word (mostly). The {toQ} part means a particular kind of Klingon bird of prey (a bird, not a space vessel - the Klingon Bird of Prey ship is {toQDuj}). The {'apuStoQ} is a bird of prey, a hawk-like bird, that flies particularly fast. (Bill Willmerdinger [4/07/1997]): When I met Okrand at BabelCon in April, we "purchased" him at the slave auction. His "official" duty was to clarify one word: {toQDuj} "bird of prey (type of ship)". According to Marc, a {toQ} is an avian predator on the Homeworld whose closest Terran analog would be a bird of prey. When I told him I had theorized that {toQ} might mean scout (since that's what a BoP is) he said no, it's definitely an animal from Qo'noS ... a Klingon avian analogous to a Terran bird of prey. {toQ} does not literally mean bird of prey, it's merely one type of creature which exhibits characteristics similar to that grouping of Terran birds. SEE ALSO: qISa'ruj Raptor (ship class) (MKE) The "Somraw" was a Raptor-class scout ship with a crew of 12 rescued from the atmosphere of a gas giant by the Enterprise in 2151. (ENT "Sleeping Targs"). N.B. this is not the same as a Bird of P -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons rey, which were also referred to in the episode. _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org
It's off-topic, but in light of today's WOTD, I couldn't resist sharing an article I just read: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5466103/vladimir-putin-trained-birds-prey-dron... --Voragh -----Original Message----- From: tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org] On Behalf Of Felix Malmenbeck Based on the pun ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apus_(genus) ) and description, I wonder if this might be an animal with the carnivorous diet of a hawk, but capable of executing sharp turns and catching other birds in midair as a swift does insects. The mental imagery is quite intense. //loghaD ________________________________________ From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> Klingon word: 'apuStoQ Part of speech: noun Definition: hawk-like bird that flies particularly fast Source: Email from Okrand (see notes) _______________________________________________ (qurgh (1/09/2019) < Jaymz of the [KAG] IKV Swifthawk < MO): For "Swifthawk", I'd go with {'apuStoQ}. This is a new word (mostly). The {toQ} part means a particular kind of Klingon bird of prey (a bird, not a space vessel - the Klingon Bird of Prey ship is {toQDuj}). The {'apuStoQ} is a bird of prey, a hawk-like bird, that flies particularly fast. (Bill Willmerdinger [4/07/1997]): When I met Okrand at BabelCon in April, we "purchased" him at the slave auction. His "official" duty was to clarify one word: {toQDuj} "bird of prey (type of ship)". According to Marc, a {toQ} is an avian predator on the Homeworld whose closest Terran analog would be a bird of prey. When I told him I had theorized that {toQ} might mean scout (since that's what a BoP is) he said no, it's definitely an animal from Qo'noS ... a Klingon avian analogous to a Terran bird of prey. {toQ} does not literally mean bird of prey, it's merely one type of creature which exhibits characteristics similar to that grouping of Terran birds. SEE ALSO: qISa'ruj Raptor (ship class) (MKE) The "Somraw" was a Raptor-class scout ship with a crew of 12 rescued from the atmosphere of a gas giant by the Enterprise in 2151. (ENT "Sleeping Targs"). N.B. this is not the same as a Bird of Prey, which were also referred to in the episode. -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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