Klingon Word of the Day: warjun
Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 03, 2021 Klingon word: warjun Part of speech: noun Definition: type of knife (used for food preparation) Source: KGT (230 KE, 247 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: warjun Part of speech: noun Definition: type of knife (used for food preparation) _______________________________________________ (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"]). (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}. [....] To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}. PUN: (~mark, [date wanting]): In the famous old [U.S.] TV series, "Leave It To Beaver", the family name of the Beaver (the protagonist, a little kid who got into trouble a lot) was Cleaver... And the Beaver's parents? Ward and June Cleaver. SEE ALSO: SIjwI' type of knife used for food preparation (lit. "slitter") (n) naH taj vegetable/fruit knife (a small knife) (n) rIv split (v) - “like an ax does to a watermelon” (Lieven, Hamletmachine) -- 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.
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