[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: pay'an

[De'vID]

On 10 Jul 2017 4:24 pm, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer at 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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