tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 23 07:15:15 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qIv
> Klingon word: qIv
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: knee
AFAIK never used in a sentence.
Related nouns:
'uS leg
'IvtIH hip
qam foot
Possibly related nouns:
DeSqIv elbow (lit. "arm-knee")
qIvon *QiVon* (unidentified body part)
Related verbs:
tor kneel
joD stoop
SIH bend
Qam stand
Hu' get up
Kneeling, etc. in Trek:
HQ 11.2: The word {tor} also means "kneel", which Maltz thought was apt, since if a four-legged animal is able to kneel with either its hind legs or its front legs, it is able to pitch or tilt up or down.
QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS
Better to die on our feet than live on our knees. ST6
"Or perhaps the thought of bending knee and tending sheep appeals to you?"
(Kirk, TOS "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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