tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 28 07:15:59 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: DeS (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: DeS
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: ax handle
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 63: The traditional Klingon arsenal also includes the ax, an
>implement with a heavy, flattened blade mounted crosswise at the end of a
>handle. The general term for ax is {'obmaQ}. Its handle is its {DeS} and
>its blade is its {ghIt}. These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to
>humanoid anatomy, mean "arm" and "open, flat hand" (as opposed to a fist),
>respectively, suggesting that at one time the ax was considered an
>extension of the warrior himself.
Other types of handles include {ret'aq} "handle, hilt (of knife,
bat'leth)", {tIH} "shaft (of spear)", {qengwI' naQ} "(rifle) stock"? (cf.
SkyBox S14) and even {DeSqIv} "elbow" (for the V-shaped handles of a
{nevDagh} pot).
>Homonyms:
> DeS (noun) - arm (body part)
Used in canon:
DeS 'uS je
an arm and a leg TKD
DeS 'uS joq
an arm or a leg or both TKD
DeS 'uS ghap
either an arm or a leg (but not both) TKD
DeSvetlh yIv!
Chew that arm! PK
N.B. use {gham} "limb" for animals.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons