tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 20 04:02:30 2007
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Klingon WOTD: poch (verb)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2007.
Category: General
Klingon word: poch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: plant
Source: TKD (100 KE, 146 EK)
Swedish: plantera
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 89. Agriculture ({Satlh}) is practiced to some extent, though it is common to gather uncultivated plants as well. Fruit or vegetables that come from a farm ({Du'}) are called either {naH} alone or {Du' naH} ("farm fruit or vegetable," or "produce"); the wild variety is termed {naH tlhab} (literally, "free fruit or vegetable"). The verb {yob} ("harvest") is used to refer to gathering up plants or plant parts, whether from a field ({yotlh}) that has been sown or out in the wild. The verb meaning "farm" is {wIj}; that meaning "plant" (referring to vegetation of any kind) is {poch}. One may say {Sor poch} ("He/she plants a tree"), {lav poch} ("He/she plants a shrub"), and even {naH pocH} ("He/she plants fruit or vegetables"), referring to the ultimate use of the plant as a food source. Animals to be eaten are generally acquired by means of a hunt ({chon}; the verb "hunt" is {wam}). On the other hand, Klingons generally {Sep} ("breed") small animals such as {gharghmey} ("worms").
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