How do you turn a two-digit number into a word — for example, 17?

Convert each digit to its consonant sound, then pad with free vowels/w/h/y to make a word: 1·7 → d·g → "dog".

Step by step for 17:

1. 1 → /d/ (or /t/)
2. 7 → /g/ (hard) (or /k/)
3. Choose consonants d + g and insert free vowels: d-o-g → dog .

The vowels ("o" here) carry no value, so "dog", "dig", and "dug" all decode back to 17. Pick the most vivid image.