tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 14 07:55:59 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: mIQ (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, August 14, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: mIQ
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: forehead (regional)
>
>Synonyms: Quch, boD, Huy'Dung, jargh, no''och, tuqvol, 'aQlo'
Never used in canon.
Discussed in KGT (p. 28f.):
"The standard word for this prominent part of Klingon anatomy is {Quch},
and this word is found with this meaning throughout the Empire. In
addition, however, practically every dialect has its own alternate word for
'forehead'. Indeed, {Quch} is simply the word for 'forehead' in the First
City. Among these other forms are: {boD}, {jargh}, {mIQ}, {'aQlo'},
{Huy'Dung}, {tuqvol}, {no''och}. While the first four of these words are
simply regionalisms for 'forehead', the last three can be analyzed, at
least partially."
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons