[tlhIngan Hol] Chemistry terms on the LCV

[James Landau]

The number of chemical elements we have in Klingon is growing every year now. Now we have all elements 1-20. Now that we're getting more and more element words, I wanted to check the chemistry vocabulary of Klingon against the Landau Core Vocabulary.


===Chemistry=== (Part IV)


element (on the periodic table): tamler

carbon: ghav

oxygen: yInSIp

iron: 'uSqan

silver: SIrlIy

gold: qol'om

lead: ngIDvoS

bronze: jey' Sorpuq

steel: ghav 'uSqan

to rust: ragh

acid: pey

compound: ghalmov


===More Chemistry=== (Part V)


hydrogen: bIQSIp

helium: julSIp

lithium: qech'on

nitrogen: voQSIp

neon: ramrIv

sodium: popSop

magnesium: tI'yap

aluminum: bettI'

silicon: Santlhar

phosphorus: jamtlhach

sulfur: no'negh

chlorine: 'ebogh

potassium: tlhIneng

calcium: 'apraQ

titanium: yuHSIQ

cobalt: tallIt

nickel: yayal

copper: Sorpuq

zinc: rom'on

tin: jey'

iodine: jelwaS

platinum: ???

mercury: letbIng

radon: ???

radium: ???

uranium: tarngeb

plutonium: butnat

brass: ???

proton: valtIn

neutron: yomIj

electron: tem

nucleus: ???

atom: HeySel

molecule: 'o'rIS

ion: tat

base (opposite of acid): 'evtlhev

be radioactive: ???

periodic table: tamler wa'chaw



Yeah, so "platinum" would be a useful element name that we don't already have. "Radon" and "radium" too -- I didn't use to have them on the LCV, but added them when I saw them on the element list of the science vocabulary extension to that simple English news radio station that only uses 1,600 basic words.
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