[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Hatlh

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: Hatlh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: country, countryside
Source: TKD
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Sepvetlh latlh DopDaq Hatlh lengtaHvIS qeylIS 
On the other side of the land, Kahless traveled the lands (PB)

nIteb peghoS, HatlhDaq peleng 
to go their separate ways, and travel the lands  (PB)

(KGT 16):  especially in the more rugged parts of a planet, there may be only a small settlement or {vengHom} [village]).

(Lieven < MO's qepHom 2018 Interview):  The difference between the two is that {jorchan} 'refers to the view' of a landscape, 'something you look at'. It could be a city, a forest or whatever. The word {Hatlh} refers to the countryside where you can walk into. It is somehow the opposite of the city: Some people live in the city, other live on the {Hatlh}.

SEE:
*Hatlh chIm   	wilderness (GIL)
HatlhHurgh  	district on Qo'noS (GN) (SAREK)

SEE ALSO:
ghor 		surface [of planet] (n)
puH 		land (n)
yav 		ground (n)
yotlh 		field (of land) (n)
Deb 		desert (n)
veng		city (n)

jorchan 	view, scene, scenery, sight, landscape (n)
ghangwI' 	horizon (n)

tlhemqaDID 	bumpkin, yokel (n)
naw'wat 	remote, small, desolate place (n)
  -  Martok was born into a common family in the lowlands of Ketha Province on Qo'noS, a generally impoverished area.  However, when he went before the Oversight Council in 2345, which was normally considered to be a simple formality, his application was rejected.  Dahar Master Kor, felt that it was inappropriate for a man without noble blood to become an officer in the Klingon forces.  With the "mark of Kor" on his record, Martok could not enlist even as a common soldier and was forced to become a civilian laborer. (DS9 "Once More Unto the Breach")
	
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons