tlhI'yopatra'

tlhI'yopatra' is a word (name) in Klingon meaning ‘Cleopatra’.

Meaning

Cleopatra

Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: t͡ɬɪʔjopʰɑtʰrɑʔ

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Pronunciation

Sound out tlhI'yopatra' letter by letter:

tlht͡ɬt released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
Iɪi as in 'bit'
'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
yjy as in 'yes'
ooo as in 'go'
ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
aɑa as in 'father'
ttʰstrongly aspirated t
rrlightly trilled or rolled r
aɑa as in 'father'
'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Example sentences

[...] first heard in a speech in the original Klingon version of Shakespeare's {'antonI' tlhI'yopatra' je} [...] [KGT p.110]

Source

KGT p.110

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.