Am 27.07.2021 um 02:39 schrieb James Landau:
lIS'ab (rodent) -- like Basil the Rat, from Fawlty Towers
I'm not so sure that rat is so important in that show. My first guess was the same name, from a movie title "Basil the Great Mouse Detective". It might be both, of course. --- One other thing, which is not a pun, but a useful background: Maltz said there are two words for Korea, and this was confusing for Klingons. The Korean language has two different names for the southern and the northern part. In North Korea, it is called Chosŏn, which refers to an ancient kingdom Go-Joseon. See Klingon spelling {choSan}. South Korea is called Hanguk (roughly translated as "Han-Empire"). Klingon spelling {Hanghuq}. As the definition was given for "Korea" only, it is possible that in the future, the parts are re-united into one country, which explains why Klingons use both terms. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWordsQepa28