betleH

type of hand weapon, bat'leth

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

bɛtʰlɛx

Sound out betleH letter by letter:

• bbb as in 'bay'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• ttʰstrongly aspirated t
• lll as in 'lay'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

• bat'leth (betleH) Curved, four-bladed, two-handed weapon. This is the most popular handheld, edged weapon used by Klingon warriors, due to it being favored by Kahless. The legendary Sword of Kahless was a bat'leth, and most Defense Force warriors are proficient with it. [First seen in "Reunion" (TNG).] [DI p.241]

• meqleH — type of weapon, mek'leth
• nuH — weapon
• qutluch — type of hand weapon, kut'luch (traditional assassin's knife)
• 'aqleH — type of weapon (half ax, half bat'leth)

TKDa · TKW p.79

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.