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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mot
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Aug 31 12:36:10 2017
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Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, August 31, 2017
Klingon word: mot
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be stunned, be knocked out
Source: qep'a' 24 [2017]
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So new it's never appeared in canon AFAIK.
SEE ALSO:
Duq be stunned (i.e. astonished/astounded/dumbfounded) (v)
yay' be shocked, be dumbfounded (v)
(qurgh < MO, qep'a' 2017): [Okrand] also said about {Duq} and {yay'}, which have similar meanings, that they are synonyms but {Duq} tends to be more so than {yay'}.
rel be dazed (i.e. unable to think properly) (v)
ver be dizzy (v)
(qurgh < MO, qep'a' 2017): [{ver}] is the same word as "be spiral". This refers to having a dizzy sensation -- being lightheaded, feeling like you're spinning around. It cannot be used in the sense of silly.
mIS be confused, be mixed up (v)
mIS confusion (n)
--Voragh
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