chIm
chIm is a word (verb) in Klingon meaning ‘be empty, be deserted, be uninhabited, be drained’.
Meaning
be empty, be deserted, be uninhabited, be drained
Pronunciation
Sound out chIm letter by letter:
- cht͡ʃch as in 'chew'
- Iɪi as in 'bit'
- mmm as in 'moon'
Example sentences
- cha'pujqutmey chIm lutamlu'. Drained dilithium crystals are replaced. [MKE]
Usage notes
Entries differ and have been combined here; be drained meaning appeared first in MKE.
Source
TKD; MKE (2012-01-01-Email; 2012-03-02-Email)
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.