qelI'qam
qelI'qam is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘kellicam (unit of length)’.
Meaning
kellicam (unit of length)
Pronunciation
Sound out qelI'qam letter by letter:
- qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
- eɛe as in 'bed'
- lll as in 'lay'
- Iɪi as in 'bit'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
- aɑa as in 'father'
- mmm as in 'moon'
Example sentences
- qelI'qam Unit of measurement roughly akin to two kilometers. Sometimes Anglicized as kellicam. [First used in <Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.>] [DI p.244]
Usage notes
about 2 km
In TKD translated as "kellicam (n)", added "unit of length" for clarity here. TKD E-K has a quite obvious misspelling of the Klingon word as *quelI'qam.
Source
TKD; STE
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.