[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: HovQeD

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: 	HovQeD
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	astronomy
Source: 	The Little Prince [TLP]
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An unofficial word finally made official along with {Hovtej} "astronomer" (who uses a {Hov tut}).  

(Okrand, TLP):  Maltz says the most common way to say telescope is {Hov tut}. He thought that was sort of an everyday or layman's term – maybe even slang – and that astronomers called it something else... but he didn't remember what that was.

{yuQQeD} "geography" and {yuQtej "geographer" were also revealed in TLP:

(Okrand, TLP):  The meaning of {yuQ} must have changed over the years. Now it means planet, but maybe it originally meant something else, something along the lines of "place/location where we live." 

SEE:
Hov  			star (n) 
  Dejpu'bogh Hov  	  collapsed star (n)
Hov leng  		Star Trek (PN)
Hov tut  		telescope (n) TLP
HovpoH  		stardate (n) 
Hovtay'  		star system (n)

SEE ALSO:
chuq'a' leghwI' 		space telescope (n)
Ha’bIl chuq’a’ leghwI’ 	Hubble Space Telescope (n) (JWST)

(Okrand to Lieven, 12/02/2018):  {chuq'a' leghwI'} refers to a very big telescope that consists of a lot of technology, such as the Hubble space telescope. It's not the kind of telescope you hold in your hand.

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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.