sil'es
sil'es is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘tuning fork’.
Meaning
tuning fork
Pronunciation
Sound out sil'es letter by letter:
- sss as in 'sun'
- iiee as in 'see'
- lll as in 'love'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- sss as in 'sun'
Usage notes
a small two-pronged metal device that when struck produces a sound of fixed pitch that is used as a reference, as in tuning musical instruments