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chay'

chay' is a word (question word) in Klingon meaning ‘how?’.

Meaning

how?

Part of speech
question word
Pronunciation
t͡ʃɑjʔ
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Pronunciation

Sound out chay' letter by letter:

  • cht͡ʃch as in 'chew'
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • yjy as in 'yes'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Usage notes

chay' how did this happen? [TKD p.70]; chay' Dochvam vIlo' what do I do with this? [TKD p.172]; first in sentence

Source

TKD

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.