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k'oh-nar

k'oh-nar is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘emotional vunerability’.

Meaning

emotional vunerability

Pronunciation
kʔohnɐɾ
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Pronunciation

Sound out k'oh-nar letter by letter:

  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • ooo as in 'go'
  • hhh as in 'hat'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'

Usage notes

cultural fear of emotional vunerability and exposure; feeling of being completely exposed in some way; also spelled koh-nar