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dah-kur-zhelik glan-fam'es

dah-kur-zhelik glan-fam'es is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘dichromatism’.

Meaning

dichromatism

Pronunciation
dɒkuɾʒɛlikglɐnfɐmʔɛs
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Pronunciation

Sound out dah-kur-zhelik glan-fam'es letter by letter:

  • ddd as in 'day'
  • ahɒo as in British 'lot'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • zhʒs as in 'measure'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • ggg as in 'go'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • nnn as in 'no'
  • fff as in 'far'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • mmm as in 'man'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • sss as in 'sun'

Usage notes

a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)