tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 21 07:36:11 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'o'lav
> Klingon word: 'o'lav
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: type of drum
KGT 75: Drums made of animal skin stretched over a cylinder of various materials are found but are not as common as other types of percussion instruments. Such a drum is called a {DIr 'In} (literally, "skin {'In}"). A {DIr 'In} usually has the skin stretched only over one end. A type of drum with skin stretched over both ends is called a {'o'lav}.
KGT 74-5: 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'} ... To strike the instrument with a stick is to {moq} ("beat") the instrument.
Cf. also {chu'} "play an instrument".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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