[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: roSmaH

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On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 03:44:14AM +0000, James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol 
wrote:
>Nice to see a word I requested becoming KWotD! I was the one who asked for a word for "chromosome" on chabal tetlh, back in 2020 or 2021. (My other request that year, "Jew", still has yet to make it in.)
>
>And yes, I did also mention that I wanted the words for X and Y chromosomes -- or W and Z chromosomes, "if that's what Klingons have". We learn that Klingons have an XX-XY system like mammals, instead of a ZZ-ZW system like birds.

Didn't Klingons evolve from crustaceans?

At least based on my cursory web search, both systems (plus some 
others!) are present in different species of Earth crustaceans, so I 
guess you wouldn't expect either of the options to be more or less 
likely.

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>>Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 06, 2023
>>
>>Klingon word: roSmaH
>>Part of speech: noun
>>Definition: chromosome
>>Source: qep'a' 28 [2021]
>>_______________________________________________
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>>(qep?a? 2021):  Chromosomes are numbered (e.g. {roSmaH wej}).  The two sex chromosomes are  {roSmaH pagh} and  {roSmaH >bID}; two {roSmaH bID} chromosomes occur in females, one of each occur in males.
>>
>>(qep?a? 2021 Q&A):
>>Q:  Is there a cultural background behind the names for the
>>     chromosomes?
>>A:  No. It's just... throw the dice in the air and see what happens.
>>
>>SEE:
>>rosmaH bID      X chromosome (n)
>>roSmaH pagh      Y chromosome (n)
>>
>>SEE ALSO:
>>roSghaH     DNA (n)
>>?uchgha?     RNA (n)
>>rayQeD     genetics (n)
>

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