quvHa'
quvHa' is a word (verb) in Klingon meaning ‘be dishonored’.
Meaning
be dishonored
Pronunciation
Sound out quvHa' letter by letter:
- qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
- uuu as in 'boot'
- vvv as in 'vow'
- Hxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- aɑa as in 'father'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
Example sentences
- qaStaHvIS wej puq poHmey vav puqloDpu' puqloDpu'chaj je quvHa'moH vav quvHa'ghach. The dishonor of the father dishonors his sons and their sons for three generations. [TKW p.155]
- quvHa'; ghe'torngan rur dishonored as an inhabitant of Gre'thor [KGT p.130]
Source
TKW p.155; KGT
Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.