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shi'nahp

shi'nahp is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘brain’.

Meaning

brain

Pronunciation
ʃiʔnɒp
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Pronunciation

Sound out shi'nahp letter by letter:

  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • ahɒo as in British 'lot'
  • ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)

Usage notes

the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter (VLI -TGV - dialect of VLI Vulcan)