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* Tyerrkuk
Brown Hawk
Part of speech:
(N)
Sources:
Stone [gercook]
Notes:
(image Tyerrkuk or Brown Hawk or Falcon by Laurie Boyle - Flickr CC with thanks. https://www.flickr.com/photos/92384235@N02/ )
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say
:
ty
e
rr
-kuuk
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels
:
Standard
- 'u' as in 'put'.
Variation
- 'e' followed by 'l' or 'r' is 'e' as in 'fern'.
Consonant
combination - '
ty
' (dental stop) combine 't' and 'y' while tip of tongue touches teeth and stops the breath.
- '
rr
' roll.
Categories:
Birds, Animals
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