tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 25 03:00:55 2006
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Klingon WOTD: naQjej (noun)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, April 25, 2006.
Category: Weapons/War
Klingon word: naQjej
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: spear
Source: KGT (220 KE, 257 EK)
Swedish: spjut
Additional Notes:
HolQeD 5:1 p. 20, from the KCD.
KGT p. 64: A general term for "spear" is {naQjej}, but of course, there are specific types of spears. The {ghIntaq}, for example, is a battle spear, though it is also used ceremonially. The shaft of a spear is the {tIH}; the sharp tip or spearhead is the {QIn}. As might be expected, there are a great many different types of {QInmey} (the plural form of {QIn}). A plain spearhead, one that is simply a sharp point, is a {QIn pup} ("perfect spearhead"). A tip with multiple points is a {QIn vagh} ("spearhead number five"), though this is a bit odd because there may be any number of points and no other spearheads are named with numbers. A spearhead that is barbed is a {SeDveq}, a word with unknown etymological origins and otherwise unused.
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