Klingon Word of the Day: lIH
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, November 11, 2022 Klingon word: lIH Part of speech: verb Definition: begin a song, start a song Source: TKD (92 KE, 139 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, November 11, 2022 Klingon word: lIH Part of speech: verb Definition: begin a song, start a song _______________________________________________ (HolQeD 12.2:9): To begin to sing a song is to {lIH} (literally, "introduce") the song, and that portion of the song that comes at the beginning-—a portion that is often so familiar that listeners know what song it is after hearing just that short portion-—is the {namtun}. PUN: "Play a few licks." (musical term?) SEE ALSO: bom sing, chant (v) wup burst into song (v) qat accompany (singing) with instrumental music (v) much present, perform (music) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
I’m curious if there’s some kind of app or musical index that has an acronym LIH that lists the beginnings of songs for identification or reminder purposes. I would have expected “licks” to become {lIQ}, though I guess that’s taken. pItlh charghwI’ ‘utlh (ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)
On Nov 11, 2022, at 10:33 AM, Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, November 11, 2022
Klingon word: lIH Part of speech: verb Definition: begin a song, start a song _______________________________________________
(HolQeD 12.2:9): To begin to sing a song is to {lIH} (literally, "introduce") the song, and that portion of the song that comes at the beginning-—a portion that is often so familiar that listeners know what song it is after hearing just that short portion-—is the {namtun}.
PUN: "Play a few licks." (musical term?)
SEE ALSO: bom sing, chant (v) wup burst into song (v) qat accompany (singing) with instrumental music (v) much present, perform (music)
-- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
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