qarDaS wa'
qarDaS wa' is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘Cardassia Prime (planet)’.
Meaning
Cardassia Prime (planet)
Pronunciation
Sound out qarDaS wa' letter by letter:
- qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
- aɑa as in 'father'
- rrlightly trilled or rolled r
- Dɖretroflex d (tongue curled back)
- aɑa as in 'father'
- Sʂretroflex sh, between English 's' and 'sh'
- www as in 'way'
- aɑa as in 'father'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
Usage notes
FIXME -- Swedish translation? Cardassia Prime (we've previously only seen it be called qarDaS or qarDaSya').
Source
MKE (2011-09-01-Email)
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.