[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: patmor
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Dec 11 07:57:00 PST 2023
Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, December 09, 2023
Klingon word: patmor
Part of speech: noun
Definition: emerald
Source: Wizard of Oz translation
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.
PUN: A "Downton Abbey" pun? The first name of head cook Mrs. Patmore was Beryl. (cf. https://downtonabbey.fandom.com/wiki/Beryl_Patmore)
"The beryl family includes some of the most popular and expensive gemstones. Emerald and aquamarine are well-known and popular choices for jewelry... "
(https://www.gemsociety.org/article/beryl-jewelry-gemstone-information/ )
SEE ALSO:
naghboch gemstone (n)
choSom quartz (n)
qut crystal (n)
TREK NOTES:
“And her eyes, as hard as *separ* gemstones and twice as sharp.” (Worf describing the Lady Grilka, DS9 "Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places".
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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey
or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
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