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lerakh'es

lerakh'es is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘compression’.

Meaning

compression

Pronunciation
lɛɾɐxʔɛs
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Pronunciation

Sound out lerakh'es letter by letter:

  • lll as in 'love'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • sss as in 'sun'

Usage notes

the act or process of compressing; the process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed