tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Apr 22 03:01:40 2006
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Klingon WOTD: bom (verb)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, April 22, 2006.
Category: Music
Klingon word: bom
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sing, chant
Source: KGT (212 KE, 237 EK, 257 EK)
Swedish: sjunga, mässa
Additional Notes:
Also in "Okrand's Notes" in HolQeD 2:4 p. 17.
KGT p. 71. The Klingon word for music is {QoQ}. This refers to any music, local or instrumental or both together. A song is a {bom}, and to sing a song is likewise {bom}. The set of lyrics to a song is termed {bom mu'} (literally, "song word" or "song words"). The word for "perform music," whether instrumental or vocal and instrumental together, is {much}, which in other contexts means "present," as an "present a gift" to someone. A musician is a {muchwI'} (literally, "one who performs music"); a singer is a {bomwI'} ("one who sings").
Homonyms:
bom (noun) - song, chant
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