Dothraki
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fictional person who speaks the language in A Song of Ice and Fire and its adaptation Game of Thrones.
"When I say the Dothraki are horse-mad, I don’t mean to suggest that they collect rosettes for their show ponies and enjoy nothing more than a spot of dressage, oh no."
Proper Noun
- 1 A constructed language created for, and spoken in, the Game of Thrones television adaptation in 2011.
"For example, in Dothraki something done in secret is done torga essheyi—literally, “under a roof”."
Example
More examples""Ase shafki athdrivar" means "Your wish is my command" in Dothraki."
Etymology
Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. Its fictional derivation is borrowed from Dothraki Dothraki (literally “[we] ride”).