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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: potlh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Apr 5 10:09:20 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:09:05 -0500
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> Klingon word: potlh
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be important
As used in canon:
tlhIngan qorDu' pong potlh law' Hoch potlh puS
Above all, the Klingon family name is highly valued. S13
qorDu' SaHlu'chugh 'ej matlhlu'chugh vaj wa' tlhIngan ghob potlhqu'
devotion and loyalty to family is one of the most important Klingon virtues. S13
batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS
Honor is more important than life. TKW
potlhbe'chugh yay qatlh pe''eghlu'
If winning is not important, then why keep score? TKW
tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS.
The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... S27
nentay loptaHvIS tlhIngan potlh tlhIngan 'oy'naQ'e'
The Klingon Painstik is an important part of a Klingon's Age of Ascension ceremony. S32
tlhIngan toQDuj Duj De' potlh
Klingon Bird of Prey General Specifications. KBoP
potlhbe' to'.
[Tactics aren't important. (i.e. get it anyway you can!)] (ST3 DVD case)
Marc Okrand jIH. De' potlh vIlab.
I am Marc Okrand and I bring you an important message. ('U'-MTK)
Related words:
pav be urgent (v)
ram be trivial, be insignificant (v)
potlh consequential thing, something important (n)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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