pi'tauk-kuhka-hoknaya

empyema

Part of speech

Pronunciation

/piʔtaʊkkəkɐhoknɐjɐ/

Sound out pi'tauk-kuhka-hoknaya letter by letter:

• p/p/p as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• i/i/ee as in 'see'
• '/ʔ/glottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• t/t/t as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• au/aʊ/ow as in 'how'
• k/k/k as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• k/k/k as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• uh/ə/a as in 'sofa' (schwa)
• k/k/k as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• a/ɐ/a as in 'cup' (open, central)
• h/h/h as in 'hat'
• o/o/o as in 'go'
• k/k/k as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• n/n/n as in 'no'
• a/ɐ/a as in 'cup' (open, central)
• y/j/y as in 'yes'
• a/ɐ/a as in 'cup' (open, central)

puss in a body cavity, usually pleural cavity; result of primary infection in the lungs