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dvun-le-sumatrat'kunel-nen

dvun-le-sumatrat'kunel-nen is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘piedmont glacier’.

Meaning

piedmont glacier

Pronunciation
dvunlɛsumɐtɾɐtʔkunɛlnɛn
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Pronunciation

Sound out dvun-le-sumatrat'kunel-nen letter by letter:

  • ddd as in 'day'
  • vvv as in 'van'
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • sss as in 'sun'
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • mmm as in 'man'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • nnn as in 'no'

Usage notes

a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice