tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 02 07:24:29 2015
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ro'
> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, April 02, 2015
>
> Klingon word: ro'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: fist
KGT 63: These words, {DeS} and {ghIt}, when referring to humanoid anatomy, mean arm and open, flat hand (as opposed to a fist)
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 74-5: 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'}.
ro'lIj HI'ang
Show me your fist! KGT
["an idiomatic expression used to challenge someone to take action in
a manner consistent with something he or she has just said." (KGT 195)]
moratlh ro'
Morath's Fist (type of torpedo found on the B'rel-class Bird of Prey)
(BOP Haynes)
SEE ALSO:
DeS arm (n)
ghop hand [general] (n)
ghIt open, flat hand (n)
toch palm (of hand) (n)
chap back (of hand) (n)
nItlh finger (n)
nItlhpach fingernail (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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