kahs'khior'i

shooting star

Pronunciation

kɒsʔxioɾʔi

Sound out kahs'khior'i letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ahɒo as in British 'lot'
• sss as in 'sun'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• iiee as in 'see'
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• iiee as in 'see'

a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and evaporates or melts