tlhapqa'

retrieve

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

t͡ɬɑpʰqʰɑʔ

Sound out tlhapqa' letter by letter:

• tlht͡ɬt released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
• aɑa as in 'father'
• ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

• jagh Duj DaQaw' 'ach pagh qama' Datlhapqa'. Destroy enemy vessel without retrieving prisoners. / qeylIS 'etlh Datlhapqa' 'e' DaQapbe'. Fail to retrieve the Sword of Kahless. [2012-03-02-Email]

Obvious application of suffix -qa' to tlhap. /De'vID

MKE (2012-01-01-Email; 2012-03-02-Email)

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