esta-sadvun
esta-sadvun is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘thigmotaxis’.
Meaning
thigmotaxis
Pronunciation
Sound out esta-sadvun letter by letter:
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- sss as in 'sun'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- sss as in 'sun'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- ddd as in 'day'
- vvv as in 'van'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- nnn as in 'no'
Usage notes
the property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance; movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body