'och mutlhwI'

plumber

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

ʔot͡ʃmut͡ɬwɪʔ

Sound out 'och mutlhwI' letter by letter:

• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ooo as in 'go'
• cht͡ʃch as in 'chew'
• mmm as in 'moon'
• uuu as in 'boot'
• tlht͡ɬt released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
• www as in 'way'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

• Regarding plumber -- It turns out there is a special word for water pipe (not what you use for smoking -- the kind that carries water from place to place): qatlhDa'. Though one could say qatlhDa' mutlhwI' and be understood, the normal way to refer to someone putting in pipes (for water or anything else) is 'och mutlhwI'. [2012-01-12-Email]

2012-01-12-Email

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