tu'lum

teacup [older or upper-class word]

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

tʰuʔlum

Sound out tu'lum letter by letter:

• ttʰstrongly aspirated t
• uuu as in 'boot'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• lll as in 'lay'
• uuu as in 'boot'
• mmm as in 'moon'

• [...] the common word for teacup is Dargh HIvje' (literally, tea drinking vessel). Among the upper classes, the word tu'lum is used with some frequency, though, strictly speaking, this archaic word used to mean only a cup made of metal. [KGT p.42]

• Dargh HIvje' — teacup

KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.