Klingon word: joq Part of speech: verb Definition: flutter, wave _______________________________________________ SuSmo' joqtaH It is fluttering in the breeze. ("Due to the breeze, it [a flag] is fluttering.") TKD Hay'chu' luneHqu' vaj pe'vIl joqqu' cha' tlhIngan tIqDu' Both Klingon hearts beat, At their strongest, In lust for blood. PB Suto’vo’qor botlhDaq pe'vIl joqchu'taH quvbogh 'ej valbogh tIqDu' tIQ [translation unavailable] PB joqtaHbogh molor tIqDu' Molor's still-beating hearts PB tagha' tIq Hoch botlh | Hochlogh Dat joqtaHjaj And finally Tiq, the heart and center of all things, May it forever beat, anywhere. (PB) (HQ 10.4): Maltz pointed out that, in flight, a bird's wings {laq} (the bird is said to {laqmoH} its wings), but when a banner or sail flaps, the correct word to use is {joq} "flap, flutter, wave." joqwI' flag, banner PB (n), joqwI’e' cha'bogh qeylIS [translation unavailable] (PB) lujang meQboghnom 'oH yeqchuqchu'taHghach Daw' je joqwI' They reply it is the meQboghnom, the banner of unity and revolution. PB (Lieven < MO, 1/09/2012): {tlhIm} is commonly used for a fabric wall hanging (that might, for example, have a picture of the Klingon emblem on it). If a piece of cloth is displayed at the end of a pole, it is considered a {joqwI'} (flag); a {tlhIm} covers some sort of surface. Vertical ceremonial banners were seen at the Kot'baval festival held at the Maranga IV outpost. (TNG "Firstborn") SEE ALSO: vIH move, be in motion (v) ‘al al float (in/on air) (v) SolDeS sail (n) mItlhon smaller sail (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons