'elI'jaH

unexpected visitor, uninvited guest

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

ʔɛlɪʔd͡ʒɑx

Sound out 'elI'jaH letter by letter:

• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• lll as in 'lay'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
• aɑa as in 'father'
• Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

Mark Okrand wrote the word in Angieszka Solska's notebook during qep'a' 2006, but she expected it to be published in HolQeD, and did not want to spoil the surprise, therefore the word was not made public until a year later, in 2007, in a discussion about new words from the 2007 qep'a' on the tlhingan-hol mailing list.

2006-qep'a' (2007-08-02a-Email; 2007-08-11-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.