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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: pay'an
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID)
Mon Jul 10 10:47:59 2017
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From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:47:55 +0200
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On 10 Jul 2017 4:24 pm, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
> > 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.
I just got it.
It's the letter "p" plus "an", which is an article in English: p-article.
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On 10 Jul 2017 4:24 pm, "Steven Boozer" <<a href=3D"=
mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu">sboozer@uchicago.edu</a>> wrote:<br type=3D=
"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
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Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 09, 2017<br>
> ><br>
> > Klingon word: pay'an<br>
> > Part of speech: noun<br>
> > Definition: particle<br>
> > Source: qep'a' 23<br>
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</div>De'vID:<br>
<div class=3D"quoted-text">> This looks like it's an obvious pun, bu=
t "pion" seems overly specific.<br>
<br>
</div>Others have suggested "peon" (a laborer who is obliged to d=
o menial work) and the related "pawn", but I think "pion&quo=
t; is more likely.=C2=A0 Perhaps Okrand liked the sound of the (somewhat re=
lated) word.</blockquote></div></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div=
dir=3D"auto">I just got it.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"a=
uto">It's the letter "p" plus "an", which is an art=
icle in English: p-article.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">--=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">De'vID</div><div dir=3D"auto"><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div></div></div>
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