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terfitilau-nentu t'dah-pim-tukh

terfitilau-nentu t'dah-pim-tukh is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘dilithium articulation frame’.

Meaning

dilithium articulation frame

Pronunciation
tɛɾfitilaʊnɛntutʔdɒpimtux
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Pronunciation

Sound out terfitilau-nentu t'dah-pim-tukh letter by letter:

  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • fff as in 'far'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • auaʊow as in 'how'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • ddd as in 'day'
  • ahɒo as in British 'lot'
  • ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • mmm as in 'man'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

Usage notes

a frame that holds holds the dilithium in alignment with the colliding matter/antimatter stream and is housed inside the matter-antimatter reaction assembly