[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Hutlh
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Jun 15 09:16:47 PDT 2021
Klingon word: Hutlh
Part of speech: verb
Definition: lack, be without
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butlh DaHutlh
You lack dirt under your fingernails. TKW
HuH DaHutlh
You lack gall (bile). TKW
Hom Hutlhbogh ghab
*ghab* that lacks bone. KGT
wa' joQ Hutlh ghaH
He/she lacks one rib. KGT
Huch DaHutlh
You lack money. KGT
DarSeqmey DaHutlh
You lack money (i.e. "You lack *darseks*") KGT
Quch DaHutlh
You lack a forehead. KGT
["The remark 'You lack a forehead' would be considered extremely offensive to a Klingon, calling into question his or her very identity." (KGT 193f)]
nab Hutlh 'ach vang
He/she lacks a plan, but he/she takes action.
(i.e. He/she improvises.) KGT
tera' poH jaj wa', jar wa', jaj loSDIch, DIS wa'-Hut-Hut-chorgh :
HovpoHvetlh latlh nab yIHutlh
Save this Stardate : Sunday, January 4, 1998. STX
quv Hutlh
lack honor (cf. KGT 155)
quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh
A Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor. TKW
'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH
Only an enemy without honor refuses to show himself in battle. TKW
tlham Hutlh
lack gravity (i.e. "lack structure/order") (cf. KGT 165)
HochvaD pung Hutlh qul
flames have no mercy for anyone. PB
Doj chalqachDaj veHmey Hutlh
Its towers grand, the space infinite (PB)
SEE ALSO:
Dach be absent (v)
loj be all gone (v)
Duy' be defective (v)
nop omit (v)
'ot withhold (information) (v)
ghaj have (v)
SaH be present (v)
yap be enough, sufficient (v)
chuv be left over (v)
--
Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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