Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, April 01, 2022 Klingon word: 'an Part of speech: verb Definition: be a waste Source: qep'a' 25 [2018] _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. SEE: ‘an be petrified (v) (qepHom 2019) (Lieven, 11/18/2019): {'an} is only used for people if they are literally ‘turned into stone’. (qepHom 2019): {’an} also means be a waste. Most Klingon lexicographers consider these to be two homophonic words, but historically, one grew out of the other. The petrified meaning is the earlier ne, and be a waste developed from that, perhaps because once something turns to stone it loses any original use it may have had – though it may take on another use, of course. ‘an’or fossil (n) (qepHom 2019) (qepHom 2019): same word for plants, bones, etc. SEE ALSO: lo'Ha' waste (v) lo'laHbe' be worthless (v) lI'be' be useless (v) loq be extinct (v) (qepHom 2019): referring to animals, like dinosaurs tu'HomI'raH something useless (n); e.g. a "dunsel" (SF Academy slang) potlh consequential thing, something important (n) nagh rock, stone (n) Hom bone (n) roSqa' archaeological artifact (n) SIntlher an ancient extinct animal (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.