Found 3 items, similar to Diphthong.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: diphthong
bunyi rangkap, diftong
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: diphthong
diphthong
n : a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for
one vowel and moves toward the position for another
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Diphthong
Diphthong
\Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;
di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:
cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)
(a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in
one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a
proper diphthong.
(b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same
syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in
rain, eo in people; -- called an
improper diphthong.
[1913 Webster]
Diphthong
\Diph"thong\, v. t.
To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]
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