vlau'ut'masumok'tukh

mercuric sulfide

Pronunciation

vlaʊʔutʔmɐsumokʔtux

Sound out vlau'ut'masumok'tukh letter by letter:

• vvv as in 'van'
• lll as in 'love'
• auaʊow as in 'how'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• mmm as in 'man'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• sss as in 'sun'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• mmm as in 'man'
• ooo as in 'go'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

a poisonous compound, HgS, having two forms - black and red - both used as a pigment