Klingon word: pa'jaH Part of speech: noun Definition: rhyme Source: qep'a' 26 [2019] _______________________________________________ AFAIK not used in a sentence. (qep'a' 2019): For "A rhymes with B", you could say {B Sa A} or {Sachuq A B je} (which might be better translated as "A and B rhyme"). (KGT 71): The set of lyrics to a song is termed {bom mu'} (literally, "song word" or "song words"). (QeS < MO, 3/05/2017): With {bom}, there's always musicality. The music may be provided by voice alone or by voice plus a musical instrument (or other thing acting in that role). (Maltz wasn't sure of the word for instrumental music not associated with lyrics or singing, probably because this is less common than vocal music, accompanied or not. He'll get back to me, he says.) A {bom} could be melodious in the sense we normally think of it, singing perhaps accompanied by one or more musical instruments. Or it could be just rhythmic, perhaps accompanied by a drum of some sort. So, yes, a rap song is a {bom}. Rhythm (as defined by Klingons as only they can) is essential. A cheer at a sporting event or political rally is a {bom} (not just "Go!" or "Run!" or "Hooray!" but things like "Here we go, big team, here we go!" repeated rhythmically... and endlessly). [...] A {bom}'s lyrics ({bom mu'mey}) need not rhyme, though they can and often do. (The libretto to the opera {'u'} has very little if any rhyming. A {ghuQ}, on the other hand, may be rhythmic or not, and it may rhyme or not. The focus is on the words. It's more complex, of course, because a good poem uses words that are chosen for their effect when they come together. That's "rhythm" of a sort, I suppose, but not the kind of rhythm you can tap your foot to. A {ghuQ} is typically recited with no musical accompaniment. If there is music, the music doesn't necessarily (or even usually) match the {ghuQ} - it may complement it, but it's not the musical version of the {ghuQ}. "Sometimes someone will write music for which an already-existing {ghuQ} is the words. Then a {ghuQ} has become a {bom}. Or, more accurately, there is a {bom} version or adaptation of the {ghuQ}. If someone recites the words of a {bom} but does not sing it (someone like Shatner, maybe), that's a recitation of the {bom mu'mey}; it's not a {ghuQ}. Generally speaking, a {bom} is something you sing and/or hear, but other than for scholarly reasons (or when you're learning the words), you're not likely to read a printed version of its lyrics (or music, for that matter). A {ghuQ} may be spoken aloud (and therefore heard), but one might also just read one. SEE ALSO: bom song, chant (n) ghuQ poem (n) bom mu' lyrics (n) jaghIv rhythm (n) bom sing, chant (v) Sa rhyme with (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons