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kr'alieu

kr'alieu is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘funeral’.

Meaning

funeral

Pronunciation
kɾʔɐliɛu
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Pronunciation

Sound out kr'alieu letter by letter:

  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • lll as in 'love'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • uuoo as in 'food'

Usage notes

a ritualized ceremony for one recently dead; sharing of the katra of the departed; means "sharing at death" (Orion Press Lexicon)