kah-if-farr
kah-if-farr is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘it is time’.
Meaning
it is time
Pronunciation
Sound out kah-if-farr letter by letter:
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- ahɒo as in British 'lot'
- iiee as in 'see'
- fff as in 'far'
- fff as in 'far'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
Usage notes
a High Vulcan expression; it is the opening phrase of the koon-ut-kalifee ceremony meaning "it is time" (TOS Amok Time)