tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 18 07:29:37 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: HuS (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: HuS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: hang
Never used in canon.
Cultural notes:
Traditional clothing worn in battle, known as {HIp}, the word currently
used to mean "uniform," had both a protective function and a more
utilitarian one, since it was from the clothing that weapons ({nuHmey}) or
ammunition ({nIch}) could be hung. (KGT 57)
A skin belt ({qogh}) both held pants ({yopwaH}) in place and provided a
place from which to hang weapons or weapon holders. (KGT 58)
As this word [{ghIgh}] literally means "necklace", perhaps the slang usage
is based on the old practice of identifying one's position within a
military unit--for example, one's assignment on a ship--by means of a
symbol hung on a chain worn around the neck. (KGT 150)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons