ka-wak-gadt'urozh-wak

autumnal equinox

Pronunciation

kɐwɐkgɐdtʔuɾoʒwɐk

Sound out ka-wak-gadt'urozh-wak letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• www as in 'way'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ggg as in 'go'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• ddd as in 'day'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• ooo as in 'go'
• zhʒs as in 'measure'
• www as in 'way'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

the point at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator, the sun having a southerly motion; the moment at which the sun passes through the autumnal equinox, about September 23, marking the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere