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quvHa'

quvHa' is a word (verb) in Klingon meaning ‘be dishonored’.

Meaning

be dishonored

Part of speech
verb
Pronunciation
qʰuvxɑʔ
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Pronunciation

Sound out quvHa' letter by letter:

  • qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
  • uuu as in 'boot'
  • vvv as in 'vow'
  • Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Example sentences

  • qaStaHvIS wej puq poHmey vav puqloDpu' puqloDpu'chaj je quvHa'moH vav quvHa'ghach. The dishonor of the father dishonors his sons and their sons for three generations. [TKW p.155]
  • quvHa'; ghe'torngan rur dishonored as an inhabitant of Gre'thor [KGT p.130]

Source

TKW p.155; KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.