[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Sorpuq (noun)

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: Sorpuq
Part of speech: noun
Definition: copper (element)
Source: qepHom 2015 p.13
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PUN: backwards it's *qupros*, allegedly ancient Greek for copper; *ku-pi-ri-jo* is Mycenaean Greek word for "Cypriot".  The island of Cyprus was so renowned for its copper that the Latin word for the metal, *cuprum*, is derived from the name of the island, specifically from the phrase *aes Cyprium* ("metal of Cyprus").

SEE:
rom'on Sorpuq 		brass (n)
jey' Sorpuq  		bronze (n)

SEE ALSO:
baS 			metal (n)
jey'  			tin (n)
rom'on  		zinc (n)

Qu 			cast [metal] (v)
QumeH ngaSwI' 	mold (for casting) (n)

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Ca'Non Master of the Klingons