tlham

order, structure (societal) [slang]

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

t͡ɬɑm

Sound out tlham letter by letter:

• tlht͡ɬt released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
• aɑa as in 'father'
• mmm as in 'moon'

• The word tlham, literally meaning gravity, is used to mean order or structure in the sense of an ordered or well-structured society. In the same way that gravity holds one to a planet (or, in the case of artificial gravity, to the floor of a space vessel), the structure of a society holds its members in, preventing them from going off in all directions. In other words, it ensures that a society function properly by keeping it from coming apart. The word is used in phrases such as tlham ghaj (have gravity---that is, have structure, order) or tlham Hutlh (lack gravity or lack structure, order). A very well ordered society may be said to have tlham'a' (big gravity) or tlham HoS (strong gravity), while a society that is judged to be falling apart may have tlhamHom (little gravity) or tlham puj (weak gravity). [KGT p.166]

• ra' — order, command
• 'obe' — order, group officially recognized by government
• qach — building, structure, house
• Qur — structure, organization, anatomy

KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.