Qap
Qap is a word (verb) in Klingon meaning ‘win (a competition)’.
Meaning
win (a competition)
Pronunciation
Sound out Qap letter by letter:
- Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
- aɑa as in 'father'
- ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
Example sentences
- To win a competition is Qap. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say Qapchu', even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, Qap is translated as succeed, work, function. To a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly. [HolQeD-02-4 p.17]
Source
HolQeD-02-4 p.18; TKW p.211; KGT
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.