[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: muvtay

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Klingon word: muvtay
Part of speech: noun
Definition: initiation
Source: TKD-A (183 KE, 188 EK)
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(KGT 182):  One type of occasion on which ritualized speech is heard is the induction ceremony or initiation rite ({muvtay}). For example, in the ceremony to induct new members into the Order of the Bat'leth ({betleH 'obe'}), the highest honor that the government bestows on a Klingon, the presiding official, usually the leader of the Klingon High Council, first reads a name from the {naD tetlh} (Commendation List), always calling out the inductee's name in the most formal way (given name plus father's name, such as {tI'vIS barot puqloD} [T'vis, son of Barot]).

SEE:
muv  		join (v)
muvmoH  	recruit (v)
tay  		ceremony,  rite,  ritual (n)

SEE ALSO:
cho' 		succeed [to authority] (v)
gheS 		assume duties of, take on responsibilities (v)
Sugh 		install (in office) (v)
Son 		relieve (v)
moj 		become (v)

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