Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, April 18, 2021 Klingon word: jeqqIj Part of speech: noun Definition: club, bludgeon _______________________________________________ (KGT 65ff): The most ancient and primitive of the Klingon weapons is the {jeqqIj}, the club or bludgeon. This weapon is made of wood, sometimes with inlaid rocks, and is heavier at one end than the other. Included in this category is the {ghanjaq}, often translated as mace, a club with a metal head, sometimes sporting spikes ({DuQwI'mey}). As with axes, to wield or swing a club is {Qach}. (KGT 63f): The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and its blade is its {ghIt} ... A double-headed ax is a {jey'naS}, while an ax with an added spike at the end is a {'alngegh}. To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}. PUN: a "black jack" SEE: Qang naQ chancellor's cane (n) (MKE). - (KGT 66 ill.): Chancellor Gorkon ... carried a ceremonial staff that takes its form from the ancient {jeqqIj}. SEE ALSO: jeq protrude from (v) naQ cane, staff, stick; (rifle) stock/butt (n) -- 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.