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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: motlh
> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, January 31, 2015
>
> Klingon word: motlh
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be usual, be normal, be standard
nISwI' HIch motlh HoS Hal qengwI' naQ tIq je lurarlu'bogh 'Oh
tlhIngan nISwI' beH'e'
The Klingon disruptor rifle is a standard hand held disruptor,
attached to an extended power supply stock. S14
qughDo motlh: pIvlob vagh
Normal Cruising Speed - Warp 5. KBoP
Duj ghajchugh vay', cha'logh boq'egh qav'ap motlh; chen qav'ap
le'. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap le' yIDIl.
If [ship is] owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they
are otherwise entitled. MKE
tera'ngan motlhbe' SoH
You are an unusual Terran. PK
Don't confuse with the adverbial {motlh} "usually, typically, as expected":
motlh ray' luSamlaHmeH De' Qatlh cha' tlhIngan Duj jIH'a'
The main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with a
complex target acquisition grid. SP3
motlh pIm 'ejyo' Dujmey
Unlike most Starfleet vessels...
["Starfleet vessels are usually different..."] SP3
SULTURAL notes:
KGT 94: If a dish with a standard preparation technique (a {nay' motlh}, "usual dish") is being offered, asking how it is to be prepared is a demonstration of cultural ignorance.
SEE ALSO:
le'be' be unexceptional, be nonspecific, be general(v)
le' be special, be exceptional (v)
roD usually, customarily, habitually, regularly (adv.)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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