Klingon word: req Part of speech: noun Definition: wax Source: qepHom 2016 _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. (Lieven < MO, 3/07/2021; Die Sendung mit der Maus 50th Anniversary, in re "chewing gum"): There is an idiomatic expression {to'waQ yIv} that means to take some time to consider a matter, but its meaning comes from the fact that {to'waQ} takes a relatively long time to chew (before swallowing), compared to other things you might be chewing, like muscle. It does not follow from this that Klingons chew {to'waQ} for pleasure, just because the flavor lingers longer or because it works off nervous energy. Maybe {req} would be better than {to'waQ} since, if you were to chew {req}, you'd probably be doing it just for the purpose of chewing (and whatever pleasure or benefit that may bring in and of itself), unlike {to'waQ}, which you'd be chewing for the purpose of grinding it up so you could finally swallow it. (qepHom 2017): {SuS} ["blow (into wind instrument) to produce sound"] … can also be used for blowing out a candle. With {SuS} you're blowing into/onto/at something, but the air gets out of the thing (or never goes in it). (HQ 12.4:9): Ears (at least healthy ones) produce no byproducts other than earwax ({Serrum}), which is said to somehow just {vI'} "accumulate" in the ear. (HQ 2.4): Actually, [{qon}] is the word translated in TKD as the verb "record", meaning to make a record of something (whether this record be written or a digital recording or an old-fashioned wax cylinder or anything). CULTURE: Large thick, white candles are used in the {ruStay} (R'uustai) ceremony. (TNG "The Bonding") Special thick, white *kor'tova* candles "represent the fire that burns in the heart of a warrior" and are lit by father and son during the First Rite of Ascension. (TNG "Firstborn") SEE: to'waQ ligament, tendon (n) SEE ALSO: weQ candle (n) [pun on "wax" (or "wicks")?] qul fire, flame (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.