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vutwI'

vutwI' is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘cook, chef’.

Meaning

cook, chef

Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
vutʰwɪʔ
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Pronunciation

Sound out vutwI' letter by letter:

  • vvv as in 'vow'
  • uuu as in 'boot'
  • ttʰstrongly aspirated t
  • www as in 'way'
  • Iɪi as in 'bit'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Example sentences

  • A Klingon food and/or beverage preparer is a vutwI' (for convenience, this will continue to be translated as cook). [KGT p.83]
  • The person who takes the order and brings the food is the jabwI' (server) and the chef is the vutwI' (cook; in a large restaurant, the head chef is referred to as the vutwI' quv, the honored cook). In small establishments, the jabwI' and vutwI' are likely to be the same individual. If there is a separate bar (tach), the bartender (chom) will mix drinks; otherwise, these chores fall to the vutwI'. [KGT p.101]

Source

KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.