tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon May 07 03:02:11 2007
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Klingon WOTD: qon (verb)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, May 7, 2007.
Category: General
Klingon word: qon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: record, compose
Source: TKD (102 KE, 149 EK, KGT 224 KE, KGT 238 EK)
Swedish: nedteckna, spela in (all slags inspelning och skrift)
Additional Notes:
Also in "Okrand's Notes" in HolQeD 2:4 p. 17. "Actually, this is the word translated in TKD as the verb "record," meaning to make a record of something (whether this record be written or a digital recording or an old-fashioned wax cylinder or anything). Apparently Klingon songs are not composed by anybody -- they're just out there, waiting to be hunted down, trapped, and logged (that is, written down and/or taught to others)."
KGT adds the meaning of "compose."
KGT p. 71. The word used for "compose" is {qon}. This verb also means "record" and is used whether the recording is by hand (that is, written or even etched in stone), in a medium suitable for a computer, or any other form. From the Klingon point of the, a song is not the product of an individual's mind. It has somehow always existed and is waiting for someone (the songwriter or, more accurately, song recorder ({qonwI'}) to transcribe it and then present it ({much}) to others. There are a number of very well known songwriters, and it is quite an honor if one of them composes a song about one's exploits. Currently, perhaps the most respected {qonwI'} is Keedera.
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