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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: pay'an
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Jul 10 10:24:20 2017
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:24:16 +0000
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> > Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 09, 2017
> >
> > Klingon word: pay'an
> > Part of speech: noun
> > Definition: particle
> > Source: qep'a' 23
De'vID:
> This looks like it's an obvious pun, but "pion" seems overly specific.
Others have suggested "peon" (a laborer who is obliged to do menial work) and the related "pawn", but I think "pion" is more likely. Perhaps Okrand liked the sound of the (somewhat related) word.
SEE ALSO:
'otlh photon (n)
valtIn proton (n)
yomIj neutron (n)
tem electron (n)
HeySel atom (n)
'o'rIS molecule (n)
'ay' section, part, component, piece (n)
ngIng have a negative charge (v)
ruS have a positive charge (v)
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Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
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