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[ qʰɑlʔɑqʰ ]
Noun
English: frame, framework, supporting structure, skeleton
German: Gerüst, Gestell, Gitter, Skelett
Source: Marc Okrand at European qepHom 1/25/2014
KLCP Level: 3
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Email from Lieven L. Litaer:

We received these words during a small qepHom we had on Saturday (25 January 2014), and Maltz was very talkative this time. He did not only give us geometrical shapes, but also the next two words, of which at least one word can be used very often:

toSwI' qal'aq
climbing apparatus, jungle gym

qal'aq
frame, framework, supporting structure, skeleton

Deq
(be) erstwhile, former, prior, ex-

There is also an idiomatic use of that verb, for example Deq SuvwI' is similar to the English expression "That warrior is history".

Possible pun: qal'aq sounds like "clack", which could be the noise a reanimated skeleton would make.

From qepHom 2019:

LL: Can I use qal'aq for a skeleton?

MO: qal'aq is fine for "skeleton" if modified (Hom qal'aq or porgh qal'aq), but a more specific term is heard: nobmeD

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