Klingon Word of the Day: mar
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Klingon word: mar Part of speech: verb Definition: use the big toe Source: HQ:v10n2p10 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: mar Part of speech: verb Definition: use the big toe Source: HQ:v10n2p10 _______________________________________________ nujDajDaq mar'egh ghu the baby sucks its big toe (HQ 10.2) PUN: "This little piggy went to MARket... " marwI' big toe, first toe (n) (HQ 10.2) PUN: " ... and "cried 'WEE, WEE, WEE' all the way home"! SEE: yaD toe (n) (HQ 10.2:10): A foot has {vagh yaDDu'} five toes, and each toe has two words, a noun and a verb, associated with it. Klingon toes have more dexterity than human toes, though not as much as Klingon or human fingers. To a degree surprising to humans, Klingons can control each toe independently ... The verbs are used in the same way the finger verbs are used, though, except for when talking about martial arts movements and certain positions in Klingon classical ballet (never performed with shoes or boots), the verbs are not heard very often and are, in fact, considered archaic. These toe verbs/names are: {mar/marwI'} big toe, {Hom/HomwI'} second toe, {roS/roSwI'} third toe, {nan/nanwI'} fourth toe and {Qay'/Qay'wI'} little toe. -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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