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k'fai-sanek-ne'hish

k'fai-sanek-ne'hish is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘osmotic pressure’.

Meaning

osmotic pressure

Pronunciation
kʔfaɪsɐnɛknɛʔhiʃ
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Pronunciation

Sound out k'fai-sanek-ne'hish letter by letter:

  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • fff as in 'far'
  • aiaɪi as in 'high'
  • sss as in 'sun'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • hhh as in 'hat'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'

Usage notes

the pressure exerted by the flow of water through a semipermeable membrane separating two solutions with different concentrations of solute