'IghvaH
'IghvaH is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘type of animal, igvah’.
Meaning
type of animal, igvah
Pronunciation
Sound out 'IghvaH letter by letter:
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- Iɪi as in 'bit'
- ghɣvoiced version of H, like a growled gargle
- vvv as in 'vow'
- aɑa as in 'father'
- Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
Example sentences
- For example, throughout the Empire, a soup whose main component is igvah liver has a special name, ghaw'. This word is avoided in the Vospeg region, however, because there, the word ghaw' is a slang term meaning something like "one who is full of self-doubt or who is insecure" and is a word used only as an insult. To refer to the soup, one simply says 'IghvaH chej chatlh (literally, "igvah liver soup"). [KGT p.30]
Source
KGT
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.