tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 19 08:22:36 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Hutvagh (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, July 19, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: Hutvagh
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: too many people or things in a place all at once
>
>Additional Notes:
>HolQeD 11:3, p. 13. On his drive up to attend {qep'a' HutDIch}, it is
>believed that Marc Okrand was in communication with Maltz (the precise
>mechanics responsible for this are unknown and unimportant to the present
>concern). Traffic along the intersrate was particularly heavy, a topic
>which at some point entered into the conversation.
>
>Dr. Okrand reports that Maltz volunteered the Klingon term {Hutvagh}, a
>noun, meaning "too many people or things in a place all at once." Maltz
>further indicated that the term was used as word play, a substitution for
>the more common {Qu'vatlh} which might otherwise be heard in such situations.
See the noun {ghom'a'} "crowd".
Cf. also the verbs {qev} "crowd" vs. {mob} "be alone".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons