tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 14 12:43:47 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: SIrgh (n)
: Klingon word: SIrgh
: Part of Speech: noun
: Definition: string, thread, filament
: Additional Notes: KGT.
"Each string is a {SIrgh}, a word also used for any thread or filament. A
{SIrgh} of the finest quality is made from a material secreted by insects,
similar to the silk produced by silkworms. To produce music, one may either
pluck ({pang}) or strum ({yach}, which also means stroke or pet) the strings.
The tone produced is varied by touching the string or strings at various points
while plucking or strumming. The verb used for this, perhaps translatable as to
finger, is the same as the one used for wind instruments: {Heng}. The word
{HurDagh} refers to any of these stringed instruments, of which there are
several different types, the most commonly found being the relatively small
{Supghew}. The midsize {leSpal} is fairly widely used, while the large
{tIngDagh} is rarely heard except in conjunction with the performance of an
opera." (KGT p.76)
Related nouns include {tlhegh} "line, rope" and {mIr} "chain".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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