[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: DoH

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, March 26, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: DoH
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: back away from, back off, get away from

USED IN CANON:

  wo' choqmeH may' DoHlu'chugh lujbe'lu' 
  "ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat." TKW

Cf. {DoHmoH} "drive back":

KGT 48:  Common militaristic acts also have associated terminology, both verbs ({DoHmoH}, drive back; {Hub}, defend; {yot}, invade; {weH}, raid ... {HIv}, attack, assault; {Sev}, contain; {HeD}, retreat, withdraw) and nouns ({yot}, invasion, raid, incursion; {Hub}, defense).

SEE ALSO:
jun 		take evasive action (v)
nargh 	escape (v)
waQ 		obstruct (v)
bot 		prevent, block (v)

chol 		close in, get closer, come nearer (v)
Duv 		advance (v)
ghoS 		follow a course, proceed, come toward, approach (v)
tlhetlh 	progress (v)


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Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons