QemjIq
QemjIq is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘hole, cavity’.
Meaning
hole, cavity
Pronunciation
Sound out QemjIq letter by letter:
- Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
- eɛe as in 'bed'
- mmm as in 'moon'
- jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
- Iɪi as in 'bit'
- qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
Example sentences
- hole (like a hole in the ground) is QemjIq. This can also be used for the hollow in a tree. qung, the word for hole in a musical instrument, can't be used for a hole in the ground, but it could be used for a bullet hole or a hole in a shirt (including buttonholes, moth holes, accidental rips, etc.) or a hole in the roof. You can fill (teb) a QemjIq, but not a qung. [2012-01-26-Email]
Usage notes
can be filled (has a bottom)
Source
2012-01-26-Email
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.