tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 11 07:54:36 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: chot (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, October 11, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: chot
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: murder
Never used in canon.
Related verbs:
{HoH} kill; {muH} execute, put to death, {HeghmoH} "be fatal". Cf. also
{HoH} "kill" and {ghoQ} "be just killed".
Related nouns:
{chotwI'} "murderer" (Also "assassin"? Do Klingons distinguish between the
two? Spanish doesn't: *asesino* means both.)
chotwI' DaSamjaj
May you find the murderer. KGT
For "a murder/assassination" one could use {HoH} "killing".
Cultural notes:
"As is well known, it is considered the duty of officers on Klingon ships
to assassinate their immediate superior if the higher-ranking officer has
been judged unfit to serve, perhaps as a consequence of neglecting his or
her duty, demonstrating cowardice, or behaving dishonorably. This practice
extends even to the captain of the ship." (KGT 50f)
"The kut'luch is a knife associated with Klingon assassins, so the imagery
is one of a list, presumably in a specific order, of intended victims of
the kut'luch. To determine one's place in Klingon society or to understand
who has authority over whom, one must be aware of the {qutluch patlh} of
the military, the government, the house with which one is associated, and
so on." (KGT 110-11)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons