[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: paQjen

[Steven Boozer]

{HovHom} = a “little star”-- twinkly and shiny like a sequin or spangle.

Voragh

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From: De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2025 2:04 AM

On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
Klingon word: paQjen
Part of speech: noun
Definition: sequin, spangle
Source: qep'a' 31 [20224]
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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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De'vID
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