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chen

chen is a word (verb) in Klingon meaning ‘build up, take form’.

Meaning

build up, take form

Part of speech
verb
Pronunciation
t͡ʃɛn
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Pronunciation

Sound out chen letter by letter:

  • cht͡ʃch as in 'chew'
  • eɛe as in 'bed'
  • nnn as in 'nay'

Example sentences

  • used in math where the subject is the result of the formula statement (typically using some form of the verb boq). The chen statement follows the boq statement with a semicolon dividing them in Okrand's notation. [KLINW]

Source

TKD · HolQeD-09-3 p.9

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.