[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: paQjen

[Archie Ryan]

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On 23 Jan 2025, at 1:31 pm, janSIy . via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:


ghItlh De'vID:

Well, yes, I get that {HovHom} is "little star". What I didn't get was how that is a "pun", or how sequins are connected to the song.


It was Okrand who connected HovHom to paQjen, saying it was a slang version.  He may have simply been thinking that sequins can appear to be little stars.  But he might have thought how they twinkle and connected it through the song.  Occam's razor would indicate it is more likely just that he thought they looked like little stars.
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