gir-ne'hish
gir-ne'hish is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘root pressure’.
Meaning
root pressure
Pronunciation
Sound out gir-ne'hish letter by letter:
- ggg as in 'go'
- iiee as in 'see'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- nnn as in 'no'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- hhh as in 'hat'
- iiee as in 'see'
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
Usage notes
pressure exerted in the roots of plants as the result of osmosis causing exudation from cut stems and guttation of water from leaves