[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: quvyaH

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: quvyaH
Part of speech: noun
Definition: habit
Source: qep'a' 26 [2019]
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.

CULTURAL NOTES:
(KGT 157f.):   {paw'} "butt heads" … describes a very common habit among Klingon warriors, particularly at festive occasions. Two Klingons stand close together, facing each other, and, with great joviality, slam their foreheads together.

(KGT 80-81):  No doubt because of the ... habit of referring to the ends of pigment sticks as {nItlhpachDu'}, a pigment stick is also often called a {nItlh naQ} (literally, "finger stick") ...

(TKW 135):  [{pe''egh}] comes from an old Klingon habit of keeping track of accomplishments by making small cuts on one's skin, usually on the face, as a tally.

(st.k 5/05/1998):  As is well known, Klingons prefer to get food into their mouths without the aid of implements ... Nevertheless, they have become acquainted with the eating habits of other cultures and have become aware of such things as forks.

(KGT 15):  … because residents of the First City have become accustomed to dealing with tourists and their habits, visitors simply tend to feel somewhat more comfortable there than they do elsewhere and they avoid wandering too far away.

TREK NOTES:
  “Starfleet is not in the habit of informing Romulans of its ships' personnel.” (Spock to Romulan Commander, TOS “The Enterprise Incident”)

SEE ALSO:
roD 	   usually, customarily, habitually, regularly (adv)
motlh 	   usually, typically, as expected (adv)
motlh  	   be usual, normal, standard (v)

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