Klingon Word of the Day: motlh (adverb)
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, May 29, 2026 Klingon word: motlh Part of speech: adverb Definition: usually, typically, as expected, expectedly Source: KGT (219 KE, 241 EK, 261 EK, 262 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: motlh Part of speech: adverb Definition: usually, typically, as expected, expectedly _______________________________________________ motlh ray' luSamlaHmeH De' Qatlh cha' tlhIngan Duj jIH'a' The main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with a complex target acquisition grid. (SP3) motlh pIm 'ejyo' Dujmey Unlike most Starfleet vessels... [lit. "Starfleet vessels are usually different"] (SP3) SEE: motlh be usual, normal, standard - "If a dish with a standard preparation technique (a {nay' motlh}, 'usual dish') is being offered, asking how it is to be prepared is a demonstration of cultural ignorance." (KGT 94) nISwI' HIch motlh HoS Hal qengwI' naQ tIq je lurarlu'bogh 'oH tlhIngan nISwI' beH'e' The Klingon disruptor rifle is a standard hand held disruptor, attached to an extended power supply stock. (S14) qughDo motlh: pIvlob vagh Normal Cruising Speed - Warp 5. (KBoP) Duj ghajchugh vay', cha'logh boq'egh qav'ap motlh; chen qav'ap le'. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap le' yIDIl. If [ship is] owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they are otherwise entitled. (MKE)
ben law',< tagha' jatlh la'SIv ngeb, 'ej Dulchu', >la'SIv motlh jIHpu'.< "Once," said the Mock Turtle at last, with a deep sigh, "I was a real Turtle." [QelIS boqHarmey, Klingon Alice, p.160]
motlhbe' be unusual (v) tera'ngan motlhbe' SoH You are an unusual Terran. (PK) roD usually, customarily, habitually, regularly (adv) - [Someone asked how to express the idea of things happening automatically, like machines, doors, etc.]: "For machines, mechanical devices, automatic doors, etc., make use of {-'egh} [....] If to do something automatically means to do it routinely, use {roD} 'customarily, habitually, regularly'." (qepHom 2021 booklet p.14) roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH [Qo'noS] is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." (S27) SEE ALSO: le' be special, exceptional (v) le'be' be unexceptional. nonspecific, general (Lv) Huj be strange (v) jum be odd (v) taQ be weird (v) quvyaH habit (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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