Klingon word: qew Part of speech: verb Definition: use the third (ring) finger Source: HQ:v10n2p7 _______________________________________________ qung wejDIch qew cover the third hole (in a musical instrument) with the (tip of the) ring finger. (HQ 10.2) (HQ 10.2:7-9): the word {nItlh} "finger" means any finger, including the thumb. A hand has {vagh nItlhDu'} (five fingers), not {loS nItlhDu'} (four fingers) and a thumb. There is a specific word referring to each of the five fingers, and these words are nouns derived from verbs by means of the suffix {-wI'} (thing which does); there are two pairs for thumb. The Federation Standard translation of the verbs is a little strained, but they mean something like "use (the specific finger)". The associated 'finger nouns' would be literally, though quite awkwardly, thing which is used in a thumb-like manner or perhaps thing which thumbs or even "thumber"; "thing which is used in an index finger-like manner"; and so on. The verbs and the associated nouns are: {Sen} "use the thumb", {SenwI'} "thumb"; {rIl} "use the thumb", {rIlwI'} "thumb"; {SIq} "use the index finger", {SIqwI'} "index finger, first finger"; {qay} "use the second finger", {qaywI'} "second finger"; {qew} "use the ring finger", {qewwI'} "ring finger, third finger"; {qan} "use the pinkie", {qanwI'} "pinkie, little finger". […] The 'finger verbs' are used when talking about specific ways of using a particular device (weapon, computer control panel, even musical instrument) or when describing specific ways to use fingers (as in movements in some martial arts). … When used with nouns with the locative suffix {-Daq}, the finger verbs mean "point (with a specific finger) at or towards". … There are some special uses of the reflexive forms of the finger verbs. For example, while {ghIchwIj vISIq} means "I touch my nose with my index finger" and {ghIchwIjDaq jISIq} means "I point at my nose with my index finger", the phrase {ghIchwIjDaq jISIq'egh} (with {-'egh} oneself), literally "I use at myself my index finger at my nose", is used for "I pick my nose with my index finger". Similarly, {nujDajDaq rIl'egh ghu}, literally "at his/her mouth, the baby uses at him/herself his/her thumb", is used for "the baby sucks its thumb". PUN: Lake Keuka, one of the Finger Lakes in New York state. SEE: qewwI' ring finger, third finger (n) MNEMONIC: You wear a diamond wedding ring on your {qewwI'}, which sounds vaguely like "carat". (taD) qewwI'wIj DarIQmoHpu' you injured my ring finger. (HQ 10.2:7) rIQ qewwI'wIj my ring finger is injured. (HQ 10.2:7) qung wejDIch HengmeH qewwI' lo' (in order) to finger the third hole, he/she uses the ring finger. (HQ 10.2:7) SEE ALSO: Heng finger holes in a musical instrument (v) 'uy press down (v) QoH tap [with finger] (v) Qeb ring [for finger] (n) nItlh finger (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.