tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 14 09:42:59 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qeb (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, January 14, 2004.
>
>Klingon word: Qeb
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: ponytail holder
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT. (slang). See also {choljaH}.
The usual word for the popular hairstyle called a "ponytail" in
Federation Standard is {DaQ}, but the word {naQ} (literally, "cane,
staff") is frequently heard instead. This may have originated with
the Krotmag dialect's pronunciation of {DaQ}, which sounds like
{naQ} to most Klingons... Incidentally, a slang expression for
"ponytail holder", usually {choljaH}, is {Qeb}, the regular word
for "ring" (for the finger). (KGT 154-55)
Cf. also {jIb} "hair on head".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons