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pi'laptra

pi'laptra is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘thicket’.

Meaning

thicket

Pronunciation
piʔlɐptɾɐ
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Pronunciation

Sound out pi'laptra letter by letter:

  • ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

Usage notes

a dense growth of shrubs or underbrush; a copse; something suggestive of a dense growth of plants, as in impenetrability or thickness