Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Klingon word: jejHa' Part of speech: verb Definition: be blunt (of blades) _______________________________________________ 'etlh QorghHa'lu'chugh ragh 'etlh nIvqu' 'ej jejHa'choH Even the best blade will rust and grow dull unless it is cared for. TKW jejHa'; naH taj rur dull as a vegetable knife KGT jejHa' pach The claw is dull. KGT (KGT 85): When talking about the quality of a dish, one may say … {jejHa' pach} ("The claw is dull"; in other words, the food is bland, where {jejHa'} [dull] really means something like de-sharpened). (KGT 126): If the food is bland, one may say {jejHa' pach} ("The claw is dull"). N.B. Don't confuse with {qetlh} "be dull, uninteresting". SEE: jej be sharp (v) - "When talking about the quality of a dish, one may say {jej pach} (The claw is sharp; that is, the food is pungent)" (KGT 85) - "To say {jej pach} (The claw is sharp) is to say that the food is pungent--that is, good." (KGT 126) - moQDaq DuQwI'Hommey jej tu'lu' A brutally spiked pommel fastens the hilt together. (SP2) - leghlaHchu'be'chugh mIn lo'laHbe' taj jej A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye. (TKW) - qatlh jej taj Why is the knife sharp? (KGT) - jejjaj tajlIj May your knife be sharp. (KGT) - tajlIj jejjaj May your knife be sharp. (toast) (KGT) - jej; Daqtagh rur sharp as a *d'k tahg* (KGT: common simile) - nuHmeyraj tIQorgh | watlh 'Iwraj 'e' lu'aghmo' nuHmey jej [Kahless spoke to them] about caring for their weapons, for they represent the purity of their blood. (PB) naHjej thistle (n) - "a thistle (a flower with dangerously sharp leaves) is a {naHjej} (literally, 'sharp fruit')" (KGT 88) naQjej spear (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.