tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 31 12:31:12 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: HuS (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, March 26, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: HuS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: hang
Never used in canon.
FWIW, the English gloss was mentioned in KGT passim:
Traditional clothing worn in battle, known as {HIp}, the word currently used
to mean "uniform," had both a protective function and a more utilitarian
one,
since it was from the clothing that weapons (nuHmey) or ammunition (nIch)
could be hung. (KGT 57)
A skin belt (qogh) both held pants (yopwaH) in place and provided a place
from which to hang weapons or weapon holders. (KGT 58)
As this word [ghIgh] literally means "necklace," perhaps the slang usage is
based on the old practice of identifying one's position within a military
unit--for example, one's assignment on a ship--by means of a symbol hung on
a chain worn around the neck. (KGT 150)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons