How Do You Spell HALWAXIID?

Pronunciation: [hˈalwɐksˌɪɪd] (IPA)

The word "halwaxiid" is a Somali term that means "education". It is spelled as [halwaˈksiːd] using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The "h" at the beginning of the word is pronounced as a voiceless glottal fricative [h]. The "a" is pronounced as an open front unrounded vowel [a]. The "l" is pronounced as a voiced alveolar lateral approximant [l]. The "w" is pronounced as a voiced labiovelar approximant [w]. The "x" is pronounced as a voiceless velar fricative [x]. The "i" is pronounced as a close front unrounded vowel [iː]. Finally, the "d" is pronounced as a voiced alveolar stop [d].