How Do You Spell DABQAAD?

Pronunciation: [dˈabkɑːd] (IPA)

The word "dabqaad" is a Somali word that refers to a type of traditional dance. The word is spelled as /dɑbqaːd/ in phonetic transcription. The first syllable is pronounced with a dental stop consonant (/d/) followed by a low back vowel (/ɑ/). The second syllable consists of a high back vowel (/u/) and is followed by the sound /k/, which is a voiceless velar stop consonant. Finally, the last syllable consists of a long /a/ followed by a voiced dental fricative sound (/ð/), which is pronounced by placing the tongue between the upper and lower teeth and exhaling.