tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 11 09:56:47 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tuQmoH (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, July 11, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: tuQmoH
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: put on (clothes)
AFAIK {tuQmoH} has never been used in canon, but the antonym {tuQHa'moH}
"undress, take off (clothes)" has been (in its variant spelling {tuQmoHHa'}):
"{qogh} 'ear', of course is homophonous with {qogh} 'belt' ... This
homophony explains why the Klingon slang expression {qogh tuQmoHHa'},
literally 'take off one's belt' is used to mean 'to not hear', for example,
{qogh vItuQmoHHa'pu'} 'I've taken off my belt; your secret is safe with
me'." [HQ 2.4]
Cf. also {tuQ} "wear (clothes)":
mIv je DaS tuQ ra'wI'
The commander is in full dress uniform [idiom]
("The commander wears helmet and boot.") KGT
mIv DaS je tuQ ra'wI'
The commander is wearing a helmet and a boot. KGT
qorDu'Daj tuq 'oS Ha'quj'e' tuQbogh wo'rIv. tuQtaHvIS Hem. ghaHvaD quHDaj
qawmoH.
The sash that Worf wears is a symbol of his family's house. He wears it
proudly as a reminder of his heritage. S20
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons