tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 13 06:45:38 2015
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: toch
> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, July 11, 2015
>
> Klingon word: toch
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: palm (of hand)
"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)
KGT 74f.: 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'}.
N.B. not the same as {ghIt} "open, flat hand; ax head/blade":
KGT 63: 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.
yuDHa'; ghIt rur
honest as an open hand KGT
SEE ALSO:
DeS arm
ghop hand [general term}
chap back (of hand)
ghIt open flat hand
ro' fist
nItlh finger
nItlhpach fingernail
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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