tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 22 07:33:47 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghIt
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, January 21, 2013
>
> Klingon word: ghIt
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: open, flat hand
yuDHa'; ghIt rur
honest as an open hand KGT
honest as an ax head KGT
N.B. {ghIt} is not the same as {toch} "palm (of hand)".
KGT 63: 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.
KGT 69: To challenge one to a duel to the death, one hits one's adversary with the back of the hand ({chap}). If one is hitting someone for some other reason, such as simple enjoyment, one uses the fist ({ro'}).
KGT 74f.: The general term for a percussion instrument of any kind is {'In}. Some types of {'In} are struck with the hand, either palm ({toch}) or fist ({ro'}), depending on the particular instrument. To hit the instrument with the palm is {weq}; to strike it with the fist is {tlhaw'}.
Related nouns:
ghop hand
chap back (of hand)
toch palm (of hand)
nItlh finger (n)
ro' fist
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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