tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 18 07:28:31 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Hom (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, August 18, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: Hom
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: bone
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 88, as food.
Used in canon:
Hom Hutlhbogh ghab
*ghab* that lacks bone KGT
Cultural notes:
Wind instruments (there is no overall term for them) range from
the simple flute or fife ({Dov'agh}), generally crafted from a
bone... (KGT 75)
Related nouns:
{melchoQ} "bone marrow"
The Klingon Bible Translation Project (KBTP) and others use *{nachHom} for
"skull".
>Homonyms:
> Hom (noun) - weakling, runt, scrawny one, skinny one (slang)
This word literally means "bone", but its slang usage is no doubt
influenced by the noun suffix {-Hom}, a diminutive that adds a meaning
of smallness or lack of importance (compare {taj} ["knife"] and
{tajHom} ["little knife", the extra small blade in the handle of a
d'k tahg knife]). There are a number of standard counterparts to {Hom},
such as {pujwI'} ("weakling"), {langwI'} ("one who is thin"), and
{runwI'} ("one who is short"). (KGT 152)
> Hom (verb) - use the second toe
DungDaq Hom
point upwards with the second toe. (HQ 10.2:11)
jaghwI'Daq jIHom
I use (my) second toe at my enemy.
(idiom: I claim my enemy is unworthy or weak)
["The gesture itself is most likely to come up during ritualized
martial arts combat (which, incidentally, is often a part of
Klingon ballet)." (HQ 10.2:11)
The derived noun is, of course, {HomwI'} "second toe".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons