ja'pu' De'vID:
>A pun on "wax"? (A bit of a stretch, I know.)
It's less of a stretch than some of them. Given the other meaning of
{weQ}, I'd say it's pretty certain this one was on purpose.
ja' QIS:
>I'd bet my money on "wick".
You obviously need to work on pronunciation. :-)
-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh