qa'vIn

Kaffee, Art von Getränk

Wortart

Substantiv

Aussprache

qʰɑʔvɪn

qa'vIn Buchstabe für Buchstabe aussprechen:

• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• vvv as in 'vow'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• nnn as in 'nay'

• For example, one language may borrow (and, in the process, phonetically modify) a word for a concept it lacks [...] Klingon qa'vIn (coffee), which seems to be taken from Federation Standard caffeine. [KGT p.205]

Entries differ and have been combined here.

Though likely coincidental, it is interesting to note that the Finnish word for coffee, kahvi (or kahvin in the genetive), is frightfully similar to qa'vIn.

• ra'taj — raktaj, Kaffee mit Likör, Art von Getränk
• 'awje' — Art von Getränk (root beer)

HolQeD-04-2-b p.7, KGT

Ursprünglich von klingonska.org zusammengetragen und von lingoXpress erweitert.