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Kup-fun-torha'kiv na'ish du stau?

Kup-fun-torha'kiv na'ish du stau? is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘Can you return life to what you kill?’.

Meaning

Can you return life to what you kill?

Pronunciation
kupfuntoɾhɐʔkivnɐʔiʃdustaʊ
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Pronunciation

Sound out Kup-fun-torha'kiv na'ish du stau? letter by letter:

  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
  • fff as in 'far'
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • ooo as in 'go'
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • hhh as in 'hat'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • vvv as in 'van'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'
  • ddd as in 'day'
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • sss as in 'sun'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • auaʊow as in 'how'

Usage notes

one of Surak's sayings