si-tin t'nahp-tash-svitan
si-tin t'nahp-tash-svitan is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘cerebral cortex’.
Meaning
cerebral cortex
Pronunciation
Sound out si-tin t'nahp-tash-svitan letter by letter:
- sss as in 'sun'
- iiee as in 'see'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- iiee as in 'see'
- nnn as in 'no'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- nnn as in 'no'
- ahɒo as in British 'lot'
- ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
- sss as in 'sun'
- vvv as in 'van'
- iiee as in 'see'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- nnn as in 'no'
Usage notes
a structure within the brain that plays a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness