Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, June 02, 2023 Klingon word: pu' Part of speech: noun Definition: horn Source: The Little Prince [TLP] _______________________________________________ (TLP): The horn of an animal, same word as the spike on a boot (or a spike in general). When clarity is called for, say {Ha'DIbaH pu'} or {DI'raq loD pu'}. The plural of {pu'} is either {pu'mey} or {pu'Du'}, depending on the specific meaning of {pu'}. (KGT 58): On the toe of each high boot (DaS), likewise made of animal hide (DIr), was a clawlike spike called a {pu'}. The word {pu'} now means phaser, and the newer meaning probably developed from the older spike because of the lightning speed with which one delivered a blow with the sharp {pu'}. In contemporary Klingon, the spike on the toe of a boot is always called a {DaSpu'} (boot spike), never {pu'} alone. (KGT 58): A warrior's glove … had … sharp protrusions at the knuckles. If there was a special name for these protrusions, it is lost; they are now called simply {DuQwI'mey} (spikes). PUN: Spanish *púa* "barb, prong, quill, spike" (on sports shoes in Venezuela & Chile) [source?] N.B. Do not confuse with the {gheb} "horn (musical instrument)". SEE ALSO: DuQwI' spike (n) Hut'In nail (n) Hut'In vIl screw (n) wIl spike [construction] (n) SIril hook (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.