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kulan-to'ovaya

kulan-to'ovaya is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘circumnutation’.

Meaning

circumnutation

Pronunciation
kulɐntoʔovɐjɐ
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Pronunciation

Sound out kulan-to'ovaya letter by letter:

  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • ooo as in 'go'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • ooo as in 'go'
  • vvv as in 'van'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • yjy as in 'yes'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

Usage notes

the successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants