"Yod" in the Hebrew language signifies iodine. The yod and waw in particular are more often vowels than they are consonants. For example, the letter was originally derived from the consonant letter "yod". In General American, elides entirely when following alveolar consonants, in a process called yod dropping. His children were Tau, Buttercup and Yod. Other popular desserts include Portuguese-influenced thong yip, thong yod, and foi thong. In an accent with full yod coalescence, "tune" and "assume" are pronounced like and . His home planet was given variously as Bryak, Yod or Colu. The proposed name was changed to EGYPTOLOGICAL YOD before finally becoming GLOTTAL I. He as Father Yod and Yahowha had 14 wives and 3 children. "Tzere" with Yod is called "full tzere". The planet has also been referred to as Bryak, Yod, and in current continuity, Yod-Colu.