tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 14 12:46:57 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: DeS (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, February 10, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: DeS
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: ax handle
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 63: The traditional Klingon arsenal also includes the ax, an
>implement with a heavy, flattened blade mounted crosswise at the end of a
>handle. The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and
>its blade is its {ghIt}. These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to
>humanoid anatomy, mean "arm" and "open, flat hand" (as opposed to a fist),
>respectively, suggesting that at one time the ax was considered an
>extension of the warrior himself.
N.B. The handle of a knife or bat'leth is called the {ret'aq}.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons