tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 22 15:51:02 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qogh (n-body)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, October 22, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: qogh
>Part of Speech: body part noun
>Definition: ear (external)
>
>Additional Notes:
> >From Okrand's Notes, HolQeD Vol. 2, No. 4.
Actually, there are two words for "ear": {qogh} refers to the flap
of skin or cartilage or whatever it is that sticks out on either
side of the head... {qogh} "ear", of course is homophonous with
{qogh}, "belt". When used in context, there is seldom confusion;
less so when the plural is used ({qoghDu'} can only be "ears"
while {qoghmey} generally means "belts") 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)
>Also in KGT, as "cartilaginous flap."
Some of the other commonly eaten parts include the ... {qogh} ("ear"
- the external part, if there is one; the actual organ of hearing,
the {teS}, is usually considered too small to bother with)" (KGT 88)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons