tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 30 07:39:42 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nuj (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, July 29, 2007.
>
>Category: Body Parts
>
>Klingon word: nuj
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: mouth
Used in canon:
nujDajDaq rIl'egh ghu
the baby sucks its thumb (HQ 10.2)
nujDajDaq mar'egh ghu
the baby sucks its big toe (HQ 10.2)
{veQ-nuj} is an epithet used in the novel SAREK.
Discussed by Okrand:
Air, for example, comes into and out of the nose or mouth. The word
for "breath" is {tlhuH}, and that for {breathe} is also {tlhuH}."
(HQ 12.4:8)
Also, at the end of a meal, one should avoid picking bits of food out
of one's teeth. To do so is to insult the cook by implying that the
food was not well prepared and that the eater wants to get the flavors
out of his mouth." (KGT 100)
Related nouns:
{lev} roof of mouth/hard palate; {ngujlep} mouthpiece (of a wind instrument)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons