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ek'kal-shi-kethellar

ek'kal-shi-kethellar is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘spherical coordinates’.

Meaning

spherical coordinates

Pronunciation
ɛkʔkɐlʃikɛθɛllɐɾ
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Pronunciation

Sound out ek'kal-shi-kethellar letter by letter:

  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • lll as in 'love'
  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • thθth as in 'thin'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'

Usage notes

system of coordinates for locating a point in space by the length of its radius vector and the angles this vector makes with two perpendicular polar planes