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nen-nalesh(-tukh)

nen-nalesh(-tukh) is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘acetone’.

Meaning

acetone

Pronunciation
nɛnnɐlɛʃtux
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Pronunciation

Sound out nen-nalesh(-tukh) letter by letter:

  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • lll as in 'love'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'
  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

Usage notes

the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics