The word "Kathelina" is a proper noun commonly used as a name. Its phonetic transcription (IPA) is /kæθəˈliːnə/. The spelling of this word can be explained as follows: the first syllable "kath" is pronounced with a voiceless velar fricative (/k/), followed by an open-mid central unrounded vowel (/æ/). The second syllable "e" is pronounced with a mid front unrounded vowel (/ɛ/), and the final syllable "lina" is pronounced with a voiced alveolar lateral approximant (/l/) and a long vowel sound (/i:/).