ja' muHwI':
>> So why didn't Picard become <pIqarID> or <pIqar>?
>Because Klingons hear it as PEE-KARRDD, or {pIqarD}.
*** RED ALERT ***
The Klingon {I} is not the "ee" sound. It's the short "i" in the
English word "pin" or "igloo". To approximate a long "i" sound as in
"margarita", it would have to be an {Iy} combination: {pIyqarD}.