Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, April 28, 2017

Klingon word: qIp Part of speech: verb Definition: hit (with hand, fist, implement) Source: TKD

(KGT 105-06): the Klingon phrase {wa' DoS wIqIp} ("We hit one target") or the shorter {DoS wIqIp} ("We hit a target") is frequently heard in conversations that have nothing to do with shooting, targets, or even weaponry. It is a way of saying "We agree." (KGT 74-75): Some types of {'In} [percussion instrument] are struck with the hand, either palm ({toch}) or fist ({ro'}), depending on the particular instrument. To hit the instrument with the palm is {weq}; to strike it with the fist is {tlhaw'}. (KGT 69): To challenge one to a duel to the death, one hits one's adversary with the back of the hand ({chap}). If one is hitting someone for some other reason, such as simple enjoyment, one uses the fist ({ro'}). [Lieven Lietaer & Marc Okrand, 10/29/2015]: MO: To use a stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" {nIqDob}), you {qIp} it or {'uy} ["pess down"] it or {ngaH} ("squeeze") it, depending on the device. [...] The hole punch will {ghID} ("pierce, perforate") the paper (or other material). - maqIpchuq we hit each other TKD - SuqIpchuq you (plural) hit each other TKD - qIpchuq they hit each other TKD - peqIpchuq hit each other! TKD - nuqIpvIp They are afraid to hit us. TKD - qama' vIqIppu' neH I merely hit the prisoner. TKD - qIppu'bogh yaS the officer who hit him. TKD - yaS qIppu'bogh the officer whom he hit. TKD - qIppu'bogh yaS vIlegh I see the officer who hit him. TKD - mulegh qIppu'bogh yaS The officer who hit him sees me. TKD - yaS qIppu'bogh vIlegh I see the officer whom he hit. TKD - mulegh yaS qIppu'bogh The officer whom he hit sees me. TKD - yaS qIppu' 'e' vIlegh I saw him hit the officers. TKD - qIpmeH Qatlh'a' Difficult to hit? ST5 [i.e. wIqIpmeH Qatlh'a' (in ST5 Notes)] - tIqIpqu' 'ej nom tIqIp Hit them hard and hit them fast. TKW - yIQeqQo' neH. DoS yIqIp Don't just aim; hit the target! TKW - wa' DoS wIqIp We hit one target (idiom: We agree.) KGT - DoS wIqIp We hit a target. KGT - cha' DoSmey DIqIp We hit two targets. (idiom: We disagree.) KGT - DoSmey DIqIp We hit targets. (idiom: We disagree; lit. "We hit scattered targets.") KGT - ray' wIqIp We hit targets. KGT - jIqIp'egh I hit myself. TKD - bIqIp'egh You hit yourself. TKD - qIp'egh He hits himself. TKD - qIp'egh nachDu'chaj tlhIngan SuvwI'pu' Klingon warriors are butting heads. CK - molor qIpmeH wa' chap lo' qeylIS 'ej ghaHvo' yIt [translation wanting] PB SEE ALSO: mup impact, strike chuHchu' hit with a thrown spear moq beat [with an implement] 'urgh jab, poke -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons