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International Phonetic Alphabet¹
- /ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)nəl fəˈnɛtɪk ˈælfəˌbɛt/ UK
- [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)nəɫ fəˈnɛtɪk ˈæɫfəˌbɛt] UK
- /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈælfəˌbɛt/ US
- [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈæɫfəˌbɛt] US
- [ˌɪɾ̃ɚ-] US
proper noun the International Phonetic Alphabet · international phonetic alphabet
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A standardized set of symbols for representing the sounds of human speech.
The International Phonetic Alphabet is commonly used in books about Shanghainese because none of the existing romanizations are very popular.
Similar: IPA
international phonetic alphabet²
proper noun the international phonetic alphabet
- Alternative letter-case form of International Phonetic Alphabet
Translations
Every language
name standardized symbols for speech
| Español | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국제 음성 기호 gukje eumseong giho |
| 日本語 | 国際音声記号 Kokusai Onsei Kigō |
| 中文 | 國際音標 /国际音标 guójì yīnbiāo |
| हिन्दी | अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय ध्वन्यात्मक लिपि antarrāṣṭrīya dhvanyātmak lipi, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय ध्वन्यात्मक वर्णमाला antarrāṣṭrīya dhvanyātmak varṇamālā |
| Português | alfabeto fonético internacional, Alfabeto Fonético Internacional |
| Français | alphabet phonétique international |
| Deutsch | Lautschrift, Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet, das Internationale Phonetische Alphabet |
| Italiano | Alfabeto Fonetico Internazionale |
| Ελληνικά | Διεθνές Φωνητικό Αλφάβητο Diethnés Fonitikó Alfávito |
| Română | Alfabetul Fonetic Internațional |
| Русский | междунаро́дный фонети́ческий алфави́т meždunaródnyj fonetíčeskij alfavít |
| Tiếng Việt | bảng mẫu tự phiên âm quốc tế |
| العربية | اَلْأَبْجَدِيَّة الصَّوْتِيَّة الدُّوَلِيَّة, الْأَلِفْبَائِيَّة الصَّوْتِيَّة الدُّوَلِيَّة |
| עברית | אָלֶפְבֵּית פוֹנֵטִי בֵּין־לְאֻמִּי alefbét fonéti beinl'umí |
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