QIncha'
QIncha' is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘type of animal, krincha’.
Meaning
type of animal, krincha
Pronunciation
Sound out QIncha' letter by letter:
- Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
- Iɪi as in 'bit'
- nnn as in 'nay'
- cht͡ʃch as in 'chew'
- aɑa as in 'father'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
Usage notes
The English accompanying the opera said "Krincha, short and fierce". I found references to a "krencha" in several places, including the KLI's Extended Corpus Project and the Memory Beta wiki. It is described as a large, quick lizard native to Qo'noS, variously said to have either four or six legs. I suspect that the opera's author intended to invoke that animal but misspelled its name. /Alan Anderson (talking about the Klingon opera 'u')
Source
2011-qep'a' (2011-08-22-Email)
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.