[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: moch
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Fri Mar 31 09:06:14 PDT 2017
> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, March 31, 2017
>
> Klingon word: moch
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: superior
> Source: TKD
AFAIK {moch} has never been used in canon.
Okrand refers to "someone of higher rank in the Klingon social, political, or military hierarchy" (TKD 43). Is this a {moch}?
Note the verb {nIv} "be superior".
(KGT 110-11): [{qutluch patlh}] means hierarchical structure. The kut'luch is a knife associated with Klingon assassins, so the imagery is one of a list, presumably in a specific order, of intended victims of the kut'luch. To determine one's place in Klingon society or to understand who has authority over whom, one must be aware of the {qutluch patlh} of the military, the government, the house with which one is associated, and so on.
SEE ALSO:
chuQun nobility (n)
qup elder (n)
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