What does Qoy mean?
Qoy means to hear a sound and can also mean to listen to something deliberately.
How is Qoy pronounced?
Qoy is pronounced /q͡χoj/, with the uvular Klingon Q followed by o and y.
Can Qoy mean both hear and listen?
Yes. Qoy covers hearing, and canon also uses it for listening to an audible object such as speech or music.
How is Qoy used as a command?
Use yIQoy when commanding one person and peQoy when commanding more than one. Clipped commands can omit the prefix, as in Qoy qeylIS puqloD.
Why does Qoy appear in the Klingon question for the time?
The fixed question 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? literally asks how many times something has been heard, probably preserving the idea of an audible time signal.
What is the difference between Qoy and 'Ij?
Both can describe listening, but Qoy also covers simply hearing a sound. 'Ij focuses on listening.
Does Qoy take an object?
Yes. Qoy is transitive, so the sound, words, person, or music heard can stand before it as the object.