tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 12 13:21:40 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: jey'naS (n)
At 05:00 AM Sunday 1/11/2004, you wrote:
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, January 11, 2004.
>
>Klingon word: jey'naS
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: double-headed ax
>
>Additional Notes: KGT p. 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. A
double-headed ax is a {jey'naS}, while an ax with an added spike
at the end is a {'alngegh}. To wield or swing an ax is {Qach}.
[KGT pp. 63f]
Note the simile:
yuD; jey'naS rur
dishonest as a double-headed ax (KGT)
and the pun on "Janus" (the double-faced Roman god).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons