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pu'jIn

pu'jIn is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘map, blueprint (architect's plan of a building etc.)’.

Meaning

map, blueprint (architect's plan of a building etc.)

Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
pʰuʔd͡ʒɪn
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Pronunciation

Sound out pu'jIn letter by letter:

  • ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
  • uuu as in 'boot'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
  • Iɪi as in 'bit'
  • nnn as in 'nay'

Usage notes

Marc said that pu'jIn is a pun/joke, but it was a personal reference (presumably similar to jIl or pe'vIl), so it wouldn't be something we'd get. (Tad, email to tlhingan-hol 3 August 2007)

Source

2007-qep'a' · 2007-08-02b-Email; 2007-08-03-Email; 2009-11-24-Email

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.