The word "sukur" can be spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /suːkər/. The IPA helps us understand the pronunciation of words in a standardized way, regardless of the language they come from. The first syllable, "su", has a long vowel sound /uː/ followed by a schwa sound /ə/ in the second syllable, "kur". The spelling "sukur" is used in many languages and can refer to different meanings such as "sugar" or "thank you" depending on the context.