tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 30 13:14:54 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: moH (v)
At 05:00 AM Monday 6/30/03, you wrote:
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, June 30, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: moH
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: exert undue influence on
>
>Additional Notes: KGT. (slang)
"The verb {moH} (literally, 'be ugly') normally does not take an object. In
its slang meaning, however, it is used only if there is an object, as if it
were '(somebody) uglies (somebody)'. For example, it is found in such
expressions as {DamoH} ('You exert undue influence on him/her'; literally,
'You ugly him/her'). The word {bImoH}, with the prefix {bI-} ('you [no
object]'), can mean only 'You are ugly'. The slang usage of {moH} is
probably influenced by the verb suffix {-moH} (cause), as in {mevmoH}
('cause [someone] to stop'--(compare {mev}, '[someone] stops'). In standard
Klingon, the verb meaning 'influence' is {SIgh}." (KGT 154)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons