[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: moch

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Then there is {Ha'DIbaH}, literally 'animal', but also 'inferior (person)'.

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On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu>
wrote:

> > 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)
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
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>
>
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