khaf-maat
khaf-maat is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘blood group’.
Meaning
blood group
Pronunciation
Sound out khaf-maat letter by letter:
- khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- fff as in 'far'
- mmm as in 'man'
- aaɐːa as in 'cup', held long
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
Usage notes
any of several immunologically distinct, genetically determined classes of human blood that are based on the presence or absence of certain antigens and are clinically identified by characteristic agglutination reactions