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QemjIq

QemjIq is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘hole, cavity’.

Meaning

hole, cavity

Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
q͡χɛmd͡ʒɪqʰ
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Pronunciation

Sound out QemjIq letter by letter:

  • Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
  • eɛe as in 'bed'
  • mmm as in 'moon'
  • jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
  • Iɪi as in 'bit'
  • qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated

Example sentences

  • hole (like a hole in the ground) is QemjIq. This can also be used for the hollow in a tree. qung, the word for hole in a musical instrument, can't be used for a hole in the ground, but it could be used for a bullet hole or a hole in a shirt (including buttonholes, moth holes, accidental rips, etc.) or a hole in the roof. You can fill (teb) a QemjIq, but not a qung. [2012-01-26-Email]

Usage notes

can be filled (has a bottom)

Source

2012-01-26-Email

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.