ek'mesukh-stari-vel
ek'mesukh-stari-vel is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘universal translator’.
Meaning
universal translator
Pronunciation
Sound out ek'mesukh-stari-vel letter by letter:
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- mmm as in 'man'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- sss as in 'sun'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
- sss as in 'sun'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- iiee as in 'see'
- vvv as in 'van'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- lll as in 'love'
Usage notes
computer program employed for communication among persons who speak different languages; it performs a pattern analysis of an unknown language based on a variety of criteria in order to generate a translation matrix