[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mu'tlhegh

[Steven Boozer]

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From: tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces at lists.kli.org] On Behalf Of mayqel qunenoS

voragh:
> For custodial sentences one might say

What is "custodial sentences" ?

qunnoq

On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> muH                      execute, put to death (v)
>
>   wa' SuvwI' muHlu'DI', tuHchoH Hoch SuvwI'pu'
>    The execution of but one warrior brings shame to all. (TKW)
>
> For custodial sentences one might say *{bIghHa’ poH} or if very long 
> (as they tend to be in the Empire) *{bIghHa’ DIS poH} “jail term, 
> prison sentence”.
>
> --Voragh
>
> From:  De'vID
>
> On Aug 31, 2017 15:20, "kechpaja" <kechpaja at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Klingon word: mu'tlhegh
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: sentence
>
> wIghItlhtaHvIS mu'tlheghmey vIchenmoHlaH.
> 'ach bIghHa'Daq jIHchugh, nuq vIghaj?
>
> qechvetlh 'oSmeH {wuq} lo' tlhIngan Hol.
>
> {wImuHlu' net wuqHa'}
>
> "My death sentence was commuted." (Star Trek Enterprise episode
> "Affliction")
>
> --
> De'vID
>