pi'fel-dukal-torvukh
pi'fel-dukal-torvukh is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘table tennis or ping pong’.
Meaning
table tennis or ping pong
Pronunciation
Sound out pi'fel-dukal-torvukh letter by letter:
- ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
- iiee as in 'see'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- fff as in 'far'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- lll as in 'love'
- ddd as in 'day'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- lll as in 'love'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- ooo as in 'go'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- vvv as in 'van'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
Usage notes
a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball