tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 18 08:16:05 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qIv (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, January 17, 2006.
>
>Category: Body Parts
>
>Klingon word: qIv
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: knee
Never used in a sentence.
A useful related verb is {tor} "kneel".
Related nouns include {'uS} "leg" and {qam} "foot". Cf. also {DeSqIv}
"elbow" ({DeS} "arm" + {qIv}).
Another body part, possibly related, is {qIvon} *QiVon* (pronounced
/KEE-von/). It has been used in canon:
bIrchugh qIvon tuj 'Iw
If the qIvon is cold, the blood is hot. TKW
It is not clear what a {qIvon} is, aside from the fact that it is
a Klingon body part...... the real meaning of the saying is a little
obscure. It probably means something like "Even though some parts
of the body may be cold, a Klingon's blood is hot"--that is, he is
ready for battle. (TKW 174)]
The Okuda _Omnipedia_ identifies *QiVon* as being another word for knee.
At qep'a' wejDIch we played the "hokey-pokey" with Klingon body
part names... For {qIvon}, everyone looked a bit confused--inclu-
ding Marc [Okrand]--and just put the whole body "in" and "out"
[ghunchu'wI']
I tried to "pursue" the meaning of {qIvon}. Maltz seemed a little
reluctant to talk about it. (I'd say "embarrassed," but that word
is entirely inappropriate to use in describing a Klingon.) The next
time the bloodwine is flowing freely, I'll try to remember to bring
it up again. But I've noticed that, for me, anyway, bloodwine and
memory don't mix. [Lawrence (?), st.klingon 6/97]
Whatever it is, it apparently comes in pairs: Kor's left *QiVon* aches
whenever his ship hits Warp-Factor 8 (DSN "Blood Oath").
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons