kas-kin-kurek
kas-kin-kurek is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘xanthophyll’.
Meaning
xanthophyll
Pronunciation
Sound out kas-kin-kurek letter by letter:
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- sss as in 'sun'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- iiee as in 'see'
- nnn as in 'no'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- uuoo as in 'food'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
Usage notes
a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and identical with lutein; any of various related yellow pigments