10 Jul
2017
10 Jul
'17
10:47 a.m.
On 10 Jul 2017 4:24 pm, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 09, 2017
Klingon word: pay'an Part of speech: noun Definition: particle Source: qep'a' 23
De'vID:
This looks like it's an obvious pun, but "pion" seems overly specific.
Others have suggested "peon" (a laborer who is obliged to do menial work) and the related "pawn", but I think "pion" is more likely. Perhaps Okrand liked the sound of the (somewhat related) word. I just got it. It's the letter "p" plus "an", which is an article in English: p-article. -- De'vID