Doq 'ej wovbe'

be brown

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

ɖoqʰʔɛd͡ʒwovbɛʔ

Sound out Doq 'ej wovbe' letter by letter:

• Dɖretroflex d (tongue curled back)
• ooo as in 'go'
• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
• www as in 'way'
• ooo as in 'go'
• vvv as in 'vow'
• bbb as in 'bay'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

• Doq 'ej wovbe' be orange, red and not be bright [i.e. ~brown~] [1998-02-21-News]
• Doq 'ej Qaj wuS rur be orange, red and resemble kradge lips -- The lips of the kradge are presumably a particular shade of brown. [1998-02-21-News]
• Doq 'ej wovbe' brown [TNK]

Since this is a phrase (and not a single verb) it can't be used adjectivally (without modifying it).

1998-02-21-News (HolQeD-08-1 p.7)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.