tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Feb 07 00:21:49 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: pang (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, January 31, 2004.
>
>Klingon word: pang
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: pluck
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT. A technique for playing a stringed instrument. See also {yach}.
Each string is a {SIrgh}, a word also used for any thread or
filament... 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 76]
The verb {Heng} "finger holes in a musical instrument" is a
general term. When a specific finger is being referred to, one
of the finger verbs is usually used..." (HQ 10.2:8)
These are {Sen} and {rIl} "use the thumb", {SIq} "use the index finger",
{qay} "use the second finger", {qew} "use the ring finger", {qan} "use the
pinkie".
Cf. also the general verb {chu'} "play an instrument".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons