khaf-ne'hish
khaf-ne'hish is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘blood pressure’.
Meaning
blood pressure
Pronunciation
Sound out khaf-ne'hish letter by letter:
- khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- fff as in 'far'
- nnn as in 'no'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- hhh as in 'hat'
- iiee as in 'see'
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
Usage notes
the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries