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

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On Tue, 31 May 2022 at 16:40, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, May 28, 2022
>
> Klingon word: 'an'ortej
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: paleontologist
> Source: qepHom 2019
> _______________________________________________
>
> AFAIK never used in canon.
>
> SEE:
> ‘an             be petrified (v)
>   - “{'an} is only used for people if they are literally ‘turned into
> stone’.” (Lieven, 11/18/2019)
>  ‘an’or                 fossil (n)
>   -  “same word for plants, bones, etc.” (qepHom 2019)
>  ‘an’orQeD      paleontology (n)
>

The words {'an'or}, {'an'orQeD}, and {'an'ortej} were named for Rhona
Fenwick, a Klingonist who is an archeologist.

SIntlher        an ancient extinct animal (n)
>

See the logo of the Sinclair Oil Corporation.

roSqa'          archaeological artifact (n)
> roSqa'QeD       archaeology (n)
>

{roS} + {-qa'} = "re-lick", "relic".

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