dah-pim-khush
dah-pim-khush is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘dilithium crystal’.
Meaning
dilithium crystal
Pronunciation
Sound out dah-pim-khush letter by letter:
- ddd as in 'day'
- ahɒo as in British 'lot'
- ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
- iiee as in 'see'
- mmm as in 'man'
- khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
Usage notes
a crystalline mineral; a beam of matter and antimatter colliding in dilithium generates a plasma that is used to power the warp drives that allow starships to travel faster than light