ek'tukh-solek

mineral soil

Pronunciation

ɛkʔtuxsolɛk

Sound out ek'tukh-solek letter by letter:

• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• sss as in 'sun'
• ooo as in 'go'
• lll as in 'love'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

any soil consisting primarily of mineral (sand, silt and clay) material, rather than organic matter