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sham'amii

sham'amii is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘type of cattle’.

Meaning

type of cattle

Pronunciation
ʃɐmʔɐmiː
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Pronunciation

Sound out sham'amii letter by letter:

  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • mmm as in 'man'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • mmm as in 'man'
  • iiiːee as in 'see', held long

Usage notes

a domesticated animal; it yields milk and other dairy products; has long silky wool which is famous; does not require grain feed but can subsist quite well on the native browse (Nurse Chapel's Cook Book)