Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 14, 2021 Klingon word: namtun Part of speech: noun Definition: the familiar beginning of a song _______________________________________________ (HQ 12.2:8-9): For an opera, play, story, speech, and so on, the final portion is its {bertlham} … The {bertlham} of a well-known work is often well-known itself, as is its beginning ({bI'reS}). For a song—but only for a song—the final portion is its {'o'megh}. Parallel to {bertlham}, {'o'megh} is the final phrase or so of the song, one that brings the song to a definite conclusion … 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: "Name That Tune" (U.S. radio and TV show) bom sing, chant (v) much present, perform (music) (v) qat accompany (singing) with instrumental music (v) QoQ music (n) bom song, chant (n) bomwI' singer ("one who sings") (n) muchwI' musician ("one who performs music") (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.