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diphthong

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diph·thong  (dfthông, -thng, dp-)
n.
A complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable, as (oi) in boil or () in fine.

[Middle English diptonge, from Old French diptongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos : di-, two; see di-1 + phthongos, sound.]

diph·thongal adj.

diphthong
Noun
a vowel sound, occupying a single syllable, in which the speaker's tongue moves continuously from one position to another, as in the pronunciation of a in late [Greek di- double + phthongos sound]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diphthong - a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Translations
diphthong [ˈdɪfθɔŋ] ndiptongo

diphthong [ˈdɪfθɔŋ] ndiphtongue f

diphthong [ˈdɪfθɔŋ] nDiphthong m

diphthong [ˈdɪfθɔŋ] ndittongo

diphthong
n diphthong [ˈdifθoŋ]
two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong. diftong, tweeklank إنْدِغام حَرْفَي عِلَّه двугласна dvojhláska diftong; tvelyd der Doppelvokal δίφθογγος diptongo diftong واکه ی مرکب؛ مصوت دو آوا diftongi diphtongue דוּ-תְנוּעָה द्विग्राफ diftong, dvoglas kettőshangzó diftong tvíhljóð dittongo 二重母音 이중 모음 dvibalsis divskanis difttong tweeklank diftong, tvelyd dwugłoska ditongo diftong дифтонг dvojhláska dvoglasnik diftong diftong สระควบ çift ünlü 雙母音 дифтонг دو حروف جو مل کر ایک آواز پیدا کریں nguyên âm đôi


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