qa'vIn

caffè, tipo di bevanda

Categoria grammaticale

sostantivo

Pronuncia

qʰɑʔvɪn

Pronuncia qa'vIn lettera per lettera:

• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• vvv as in 'vow'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• nnn as in 'nay'

• For example, one language may borrow (and, in the process, phonetically modify) a word for a concept it lacks [...] Klingon qa'vIn (coffee), which seems to be taken from Federation Standard caffeine. [KGT p.205]

Entries differ and have been combined here.

Though likely coincidental, it is interesting to note that the Finnish word for coffee, kahvi (or kahvin in the genetive), is frightfully similar to qa'vIn.

• ra'taj — raktaj, caffè con liquore, tipo di bevanda
• 'awje' — tipo di bevanda (root beer)

HolQeD-04-2-b p.7, KGT

Originariamente raccolto da klingonska.org e arricchito da lingoXpress.