[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon word for oil

[mayqel qunen'oS]

lieven:
> That might what it's called in Latin, but I
> would not get that when I read it.
> {nagh nIn} is just like "Rock fuel" and
> sounds like either fuel to fire
> rocks, or fuel made of rocks.

Yes, I agree 100%. There's no way the reader could ever make the
association between {nagh nIn} and "petroleum".

It's like me writing {chulbejghach jupwI'} and expecting the reader to
understand "philosophy", just because the greek word "philosophy" literally
means "friend of wisdom".

~ Dana'an
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