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tuf-hinek

tuf-hinek is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘breast bone’.

Meaning

breast bone

Pronunciation
tufhinɛk
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Pronunciation

Sound out tuf-hinek letter by letter:

  • ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • fff as in 'far'
  • hhh as in 'hat'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

Usage notes

a long flat bone, articulating with the cartilages of the first seven ribs and with the clavicle, forming the middle part of the anterior wall of the thorax; sternum