'I'

'I' is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘armpit’.

Meaning

armpit

Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ʔɪʔ

Pronunciation

Sound out 'I' letter by letter:

'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
Iɪi as in 'bit'
'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Usage notes

Confirmed by Okrand at qep'a' 1996. (Mark Shoulson) "At qep'a' wejDIch [in 1996] we played the hokey pokey with Klingon body part names. Of course, 'I' was quickly used." (Alan Anderson)

Source

1996-qep'a' (HolQeD-05-3-a p.14) · KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.