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# How to pronounce "tulka" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/tʌlkæ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **tul·ka**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: In Tibetan Mahayana, a particular high-ranking lama who can choose their own manner of rebirth.
  - *Example*: "Since the Dalai Lama is a tulka, he can choose to be reborn as he pleases to serve humanity."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (10 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "tulka" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Palestinians have fled the violence to neighboring towns and villages, and are struggling to find shelter and supplies. The W's Tanya Krämer reports from Tulkarm. These people lived here in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm. They were forced out when Israel's military carried out raids in the camp. Today, they say the army has briefly allowed them to pick up some of their belongings amid widespread destruction."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqUYfA0ygI&t=60s)

### Example 2
> "almost a quarter of a century later as one of the greatest player the game has ever produced scoring more runs than anyone in the history of the sport in many ways tulka's career mirrored India's own rise as an economic power a country that now believes it can take on any Challenge and succeed so as India prepares to say goodbye to its favorite son it's an emotional moment they know there'll never be quite another likely"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68uIo5KVxNc&t=97s)

### Example 3
> "out when we finally reached him he was already dead Sak mandra holet and yaroslav tulka survived the Czech Gulag they were political prisoners sentenced to hard labor for treason because they had worked against the communist"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOH5TG-mo3w&t=91s)

### Example 4
> "people in Gaza. The expansion of settlements in the West Bank also leads to a new Nakba. And the displacement of our brothers in the refugee camps from cities such as Jenin and Tulkarm also contributes to a new Nakba in our present time."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpb3DKCRL2c&t=177s)

### Example 5
> "can't find clothes to wear as we left without any extra clothing. The two refugee camps around Tulkarm city have housed Palestinians since the displacements of the 1948 war. Over time, they have expanded into densely"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqUYfA0ygI&t=127s)

### Example 6
> "but for now he can stay the chaos and crisis in afghanistan have stopped all deportations from germany amir's boss andreas tulka employs only refugees in his restaurant they also get occupational training here tulka would also like to offer amir a chance the afghans who have come here have gone through years of the asylum process"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcysMv_CmXs&t=97s)

### Example 7
> "explosive devices and fired at Israeli forces in the past. You have to understand that the Israeli forces have been carrying out an operation in all of Jenin and also in Tulkarm and all Sham's the refugee camp also in the north of the West Bank for about 10 months now. So, they've been there's been repeated raids here in this area."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nlV0LCeDnw&t=177s)

### Example 8
> "leave safely through designated crossings secured by the forces. Azhar Kahla is a teacher who was displaced with her family from the Tulkarm refugee camp a few weeks ago. She's volunteering at a soup kitchen to help other displaced people, in particular now that it is Ramadan, which"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqUYfA0ygI&t=182s)

### Example 9
> "all my plans are ruined i've explained to them a thousand times that my country is not safe there is a war on i can't go back to afghanistan but for now he can stay the chaos and crisis in afghanistan have stopped all deportations from germany amir's boss andreas tulka employs only refugees in his restaurant they also get occupational training here tulka would also like to offer amir a chance"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcysMv_CmXs&t=87s)

### Example 10
> "Many are forced to seek shelter in villages, rural areas, or within the city. This is where Azhar Kahla lives now, sharing the ground floor on the outskirts of Tulkarm with some 40 other family members. She tries to help the children to study. They have been out of formal school for weeks."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqUYfA0ygI&t=268s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [tuba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tuba), [tuck](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tuck), [tucks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tucks), [tudca](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tudca), [tufa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tufa), [tujia](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tujia), [tuk](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tuk), [tule](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tule)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "tulka" correctly?
"tulka" is pronounced `/tʌlkæ/`. Syllable breakdown: **tul·ka**.

### What does "tulka" mean in context?
In Tibetan Mahayana, a particular high-ranking lama who can choose their own manner of rebirth.

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