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Re: Klingon WOTD: na' (v)



*** Warning Pun Spoiler ***

Vopragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons  ja':
> : Klingon word:     na'
> : Part of Speech:   verb
> : Definition:       be salty, brackish
> : Additional Notes: KGT.
>
> As used in canon:
>
>   "The word {Dargh} refers to the beverage only. If plants or
animal
>    parts are dried and, if necessary, chopped up before being
steeped
>    in boiling water to produce {Dargh}, this preparation is called
>    {Qenvob}. Often, however, there is no {Qenvob}; the tea is made
by
>    simply picking thorns, leaves, petals, or seeds off of a plant
and
>    immediately immersing them in the water. Usually brackish water
>    (bIQ na') is best." (KGT p.96)
>
> Note the pun with Na (natrium), the chemical symbol for sodium.
Salt is sodium
> chloride (NaCl).


There is also the pun {Dargh} as in a Tea: "Darjeeling Tea" is one of
the finest Indian blends.



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