qa'vIn

coffee, type of beverage

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

qʰɑʔvɪn

Sound out qa'vIn letter by letter:

• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• vvv as in 'vow'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• nnn as in 'nay'

• For example, one language may borrow (and, in the process, phonetically modify) a word for a concept it lacks [...] Klingon qa'vIn (coffee), which seems to be taken from Federation Standard caffeine. [KGT p.205]

Entries differ and have been combined here.

Though likely coincidental, it is interesting to note that the Finnish word for coffee, kahvi (or kahvin in the genetive), is frightfully similar to qa'vIn.

• ra'taj — raktaj, coffee with liquor, type of beverage
• 'awje' — type of beverage (root beer)

HolQeD-04-2-b p.7, KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.