tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 19 11:32:31 2011
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Hom
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, December 19, 2011
>
> Klingon word: Hom
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: use the second toe
As used in canon:
DungDaq Hom
point upwards with the second toe. (HQ 10.2:11)
jaghwI'Daq jIHom
I use (my) second toe at my enemy
(idiom: I claim my enemy is unworthy or weak) (HQ 10.2:11)
HQ 10.2:11: The gesture itself is most likely to come up during ritualized martial arts combat (which, incidentally, is often a part of Klingon ballet).
Cf. {Hom} "weakling, runt, scrawny one, skinny one (slang)
KGT 152: This word literally means {bone}, but its slang usage is no doubt influenced by the noun suffix {-Hom}, a diminutive that adds a meaning of smallness or lack of importance (compare {taj} ["knife"] and {tajHom} ["little knife", the extra small blade in the handle of a d'k tahg knife]). There are a number of standard counterparts to {Hom}, such as {pujwI'} (weakling), {langwI'} (one who is thin), and {runwI'} (one who is short).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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