HISlaH
HISlaH is a word (exclamation) in Klingon meaning ‘yes, true (answer to yes/no question)’.
Meaning
yes, true (answer to yes/no question)
Pronunciation
Sound out HISlaH letter by letter:
- Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- Iɪi as in 'bit'
- Sʂretroflex sh, between English 's' and 'sh'
- lll as in 'lay'
- aɑa as in 'father'
- Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
Example sentences
- Only Cathie Shirriff (Valkris) [ST3] was filmed without benefit of on-set coaching. It's her peculiar take on pronunciation which gives us the variant words jaw for lord and HISlaH for yes. [2011-08-29-Email]
Source
TKD 5.5/p.57 et al. · 2011-08-29-Email
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.