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khio'ri

khio'ri is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘star’.

Meaning

star

Pronunciation
xioʔɾi
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Pronunciation

Sound out khio'ri letter by letter:

  • khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • ooo as in 'go'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • iiee as in 'see'

Usage notes

a self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface (Marketa)