[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: paQjen

[De'vID]

On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol <
tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:

> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, January 16, 2025
>
> Klingon word: paQjen
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: sequin, spangle
> Source: qep'a' 31 [20224]
> _______________________________________________
>
> AFAIK not used in a sentence.  This is the standard form.
>
> PUN:
> (James Landau):  Backwards, this is {nej Qap} -- "seek-win"
>
> (qepHom 2024):  There is also a slang version: {HovHom}.
>
> PUN:
> "Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the
> world so high, like a diamond in the sky." (children's song)
>

What's the connection of "twinkle twinkle little star" to the things above?

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