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qan

qan is a word (verb) in Klingon meaning ‘use the pinky (little finger)’.

Meaning

use the pinky (little finger)

Part of speech
verb
Pronunciation
qʰɑn
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Pronunciation

Sound out qan letter by letter:

  • qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • nnn as in 'nay'

Usage notes

FIXME -- Swedish lookup word lill«fingret» should be indefinite. How could this be accomplished?

An idiomatic gesture: to point your pinky at someone is to comment that you believe they are old.

Source

HolQeD-10-2 p.7

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.