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Re: Klingon WOTD: HomwI' (noun)

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: HomwI' (noun)
• Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:33:26 -0500
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, October 4, 2005.
>
>Klingon word:   HomwI'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition:     second toe
>Source: HQ (10:2 p10)
>
>Additional Notes:
>HolQeD 10:2, p. 7, "A Friend of Maltz: {nItlhDu' yaDDu' je}.

The derived noun from the verb {Hom} "use the second toe":

   DungDaq Hom
   point upwards with the second toe

   jaghwI'Daq jIHom
   I use (my) second toe at my enemy
   (idiom: I claim my enemy is unworthy or weak)

This gesture is a reference to the slang term {Hom} (KGT 152):

   This word literally means "bone", but its slang usage is no doubt
   influenced by the noun suffix {-Hom}, a diminutive that adds a
   meaning of smallness or lack of importance... There are a number
   of standard counterparts to {Hom}, such as {pujwI'} ("weakling"),
   {langwI'} ("one who is thin"), and {runwI'} ("one who is short").



--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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