tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 07 07:31:20 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Hutvagh (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, November 7, 2007.
>
>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.
Never used in canon.
Related nouns:
{ghom'a'} crowd
Related verbs:
{qev} crowd; ant. {mob} be alone
Pun:
I-95 is the interstate highway between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons