Heghbat
Heghbat is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘ritual suicide’.
Meaning
ritual suicide
Pronunciation
Sound out Heghbat letter by letter:
- Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- eɛe as in 'bed'
- ghɣvoiced version of H, like a growled gargle
- bbb as in 'bay'
- aɑa as in 'father'
- ttʰstrongly aspirated t
Example sentences
- After being paralyzed from the waist down as the result of an accident, Worf at first felt his life had ended and decided to commit ritual suicide (Heghbat). [KGT p.147]
Source
TKW p.147, 177; KGT
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.