khim'ip
khim'ip is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘bone’.
Meaning
bone
Pronunciation
Sound out khim'ip letter by letter:
- khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- iiee as in 'see'
- mmm as in 'man'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- iiee as in 'see'
- ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
Usage notes
the dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component (Marketa)