tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 11 07:15:19 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: wep (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 11, 2007.
>
>Category: Clothing
>
>Klingon word: wep
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: shirt with sleeves (regional)
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 29: Similarly, one needs to be careful in talking about certain
>articles of clothing. In the First City, and in most places in the
>Empire, {wep} means "jacket, coat" and {yIvbeH} means "tunic"--that is, a
>shirt or shirtlike garment with or without sleeves. In the Vospeg
>({voSpegh}) region, on the other hand, {yIvbeH} refers only to a
>sleeveless shirt (thus retaining much of the word's original meaning, a
>sleeveless protective garment worn by warriors), {wep} means a shirt with
>sleeves, and any jacket or coat is a {cheSvel}, a word that elsewhere
>refers to a specific style of coat associated with, not surprisingly, the
>Vospeg region.
>
>Homonyms:
> wep (noun) - jacket, coat
Related nouns:
{ngup} cape; {paH} gown; {mop} robe
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons