The spelling of the word "cullip" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first sound is represented by the letter "k", which corresponds to the voiceless velar stop sound /k/. The second sound is represented by the letter "ʌ", which corresponds to the open-mid back unrounded vowel sound /ʌ/. The third sound is represented by the letter "l", which corresponds to the lateral approximant sound /l/. The fourth sound is represented by the letter "ɪ", which corresponds to the short i sound /ɪ/. The last sound is represented by the letter "p", which corresponds to the voiceless bilabial stop sound /p/.