tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 09 10:13:02 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: HoSghaj (v)
>> > This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, September 9, 2003.
>> >
>> > Klingon word: HoSghaj
>> > Part of Speech: verb
>> > Definition: be powerful
Voragh:
>Note the common simile:
>
> HoSghaj; mupwI' rur
> powerful as a hammer KGT
Why a hammer? Because
for a Klingon, a hammer is a symbol of power. The phrase {HoSghaj;
mupwI' rur} ("powerful as a hammer") is based on this notion.
[KGT 129]
This is discussed briefly in TKW re the proverb:
mupwI' yI'uchtaH
Keep holding the hammer! [TKW 120]
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons