qaD

challenge, test of one's abilities, contest

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

qʰɑɖ

Sound out qaD letter by letter:

• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• Dɖretroflex d (tongue curled back)

Word list entries says challenge (n) in TKD, and test of one's abilities (n) in KGT K-E. They have been combined here. The meaning contest comes from MKE.

• qaD — challenge, face, resist, oppose, confront
• Daj — test inconclusively
• tob — test conclusively, prove
• waH — try out, test, use experimentally

TKDa; KGT · MKE (2012-01-01-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.