[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: valtIn

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On Jul 20, 2017, at 18:46, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

>> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 20, 2017
>> 
>> Klingon word: valtIn
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: proton
>> Source: qep'a' 23
> 
> Hmm... {val} "be clever/smart/intelligent" + {tIn} "be big/large".  Is there a pun I'm not seeing?  

Pro (professional) + ton?

I'd expect the first part to be {po'} if that was the goal, though.