ek'zehl

border

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

ɛkʔzɛ̆l

Sound out ek'zehl letter by letter:

• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• zzz as in 'zoo'
• ehɛ̆e as in 'bet', clipped short
• lll as in 'love'

a part that forms the outer edge of something; a strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted; the line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary (noun)