Klingon Word of the Day: ngutlh nagh
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 08, 2019 Klingon word: ngutlh nagh Part of speech: noun Definition: die/dice with letters Source: qepHom 2018 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: ngutlh nagh Part of speech: noun Definition: die/dice with letters Source: qepHom 2018 _______________________________________________ SEE: mI' naghmey dice (n) cha' mI' naghmey two dice MKE HoSHal ghajchugh vay', mI' naghmey tIronmoH. wa'maHlogh boq'egh mI' naghmey; chen qav'ap. ghajwI'vaD qav'ap yIDIl. If [energy source is] owned, throw dice and pay owner a total ten times amount shown. MKE pIraqSIS HoS waw' ghajlu'chugh, loSlogh boq'egh mI' naghmey mI'; chen qav'ap If Praxis Energy Facility is owned, rent is 4 times amount shown on dice. MKE (qep’a’ 2019): For random numbers, as when throwing dice, use the verb {'al} "float" instead of {Haw}. {mI' 'al} "(a) random number"; {'al mI'} "the number is random". There is also a slang expression {Du'Hom mI'} "random number" (literally "garden number"). SEE ALSO: SuD gamble, take a chance (v) Haw be random, arbitrary, unpredictable, fortuitous (v) ronmoH [cause to] roll (v) jaD throw around, hurl about (v) ngeQ bump into, collide with (v) vIH move, be in motion (v) DATA: There is a certain degree of random fortune involved. I believe that is why they call it "gambling". [TNG "The Royale" about a game of "craps"] -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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