tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 25 08:28:40 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qeb (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: Qeb
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: ponytail holder (slang)
>
>Synonyms: choljaH
Neither have been used in canon.
Discussed by Okrand:
The usual word for the popular hairstyle called a "ponytail" in
Federation Standard is {DaQ} ... Incidentally, a slang expression
for "ponytail holder", usually {choljaH}, is {Qeb}, the regular
word for "ring" (for the finger)." (KGT 154-55)
Related nouns:
{jIb} "hair on head"
>Homonyms:
> Qeb (noun) - ring (for finger)
Never used in canon.
Cultural note:
A *gin'tak* (an advisor so trusted he has been made part of the family)
wears a special ring, bearing the crest of the House he has pledged his
life to defend. (TNG "First Born")
Related nouns:
{qewwI'} "ring finger"; cf. also {gho} "circle"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons