vi'le-da-nosht'bezhun(lar)

cross-eyed

Pronunciation

viʔlɛdɐnoʃtʔbɛʒunlɐɾ

Sound out vi'le-da-nosht'bezhun(lar) letter by letter:

• vvv as in 'van'
• iiee as in 'see'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• lll as in 'love'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• ddd as in 'day'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• nnn as in 'no'
• ooo as in 'go'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• bbb as in 'bay'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• zhʒs as in 'measure'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• nnn as in 'no'
• lll as in 'love'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'

having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily

• tuhs-bezhun- — cross-eyed
• tuhs-bezhunik — cross-eyed