rIlwI'

thumb (usually used to/about children)

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

rɪlwɪʔ

Sound out rIlwI' letter by letter:

• rrlightly trilled or rolled r
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• lll as in 'lay'
• www as in 'way'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Most commonly used in reference to a child's thumb.

• SenwI' — thumb (usually used to/about adults)
• rIl — use the thumb (usually used to/about children)
• Sen — use the thumb (usually used to/about adults)

HolQeD-10-2 p.7

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.