tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 06 09:30:09 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: toch (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, March 5, 2007.
>
>Category: Body Parts
>
>Klingon word: toch
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: palm (of hand)
Never used in canon.
Cultural notes:
"The gloves did not have fingers. They were designed to protect the palm,
back of the hand, and wrist, but to not interfere with the mobility of a
warrior's fingers. Modern gloves ({poghmey}) generally adhere to this
design." (KGT 58)
"The general term for a percussion instrument of any kind is {'In}. Some
types of {'In} are struck with the hand, either palm ({toch}) or fist
({ro'}), depending on the particular instrument. To hit the instrument with
the palm is {weq}; to strike it with the fist is {tlhaw'}." (KGT 74-75)
Related nouns:
{chap} "back (of hand)"; cf. also {DeS} "arm", {ghop} "hand",{nItlh}
"finger", {nItlhpach} "fingernail" & {ro'} fist.
{toch} & {chap} corresponds to {bem} "sole (of foot)" & {mov} "top of foot".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons