diphthong
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ikili ünlü.
2. ses bağı.
3. ikiz ünlü.
4. diftong.
5. bileşik ses.
6. iki seslinin bir hece halinde kaynaşması.
Tanımlar :
1. 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 (ī) in fine.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
2. A vowel digraph or ligature.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong.
2. 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.
3. to form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. to sound as a diphthong; diphthongize.
2. A coalition or union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.