tuy'

spit out (liquids)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

tʰujʔ

Sound out tuy' letter by letter:

• ttʰstrongly aspirated t
• uuu as in 'boot'
• yjy as in 'yes'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

• If what one spits out is basically liquid, such as a mixture of saliva and mucus, tuy' would be used; for spitting out a mixture of saliva and something that is basically solid, tlhIS would be more appropriate. [HolQeD-12-4 p.9]

• tlhepQe' — saliva
• bol — drool
• tlhIS — spit out (solid thing)

HolQeD-12-4 pp.8--9 · TDNW

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