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tuqjIjQa'

tuqjIjQa' is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘United Kingdom, UK’.

Meaning

United Kingdom, UK

Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
tʰuqʰd͡ʒɪd͡ʒq͡χɑʔ
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Pronunciation

Sound out tuqjIjQa' letter by letter:

  • ttʰstrongly aspirated t
  • uuu as in 'boot'
  • qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
  • jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
  • Iɪi as in 'bit'
  • jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
  • Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Usage notes

UK is translated wo' tay' in RT (in 1996) and tuqjIjQa' in TNK (in 2011). Both translations are likely to be acceptable (just different ways of saying the same thing) but tuqjIjQa' (being later, and coming from a more well-known source) is likely the better known of the two.

Source

TNK (2011-10-29-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.