monophthong
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monophthong
- /ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ UK
- /ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/ US
- /ˈmɑnəfˌθɑŋ/ cot caught merger
- /ˈmɑnəpˌθɑŋ/ cot caught merger, proscribed
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos), from μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).
noun monophthongs
- A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").
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Every language
noun vowel that has same sound throughout its pronunciation
| 한국어 | 단모음 danmo'eum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 単母音 tanboin |
| 中文 | 單元音 /单元音 dānyuányīn |
| Português | monotongo |
| Français | monophtongue |
| Deutsch | Monophthong |
| Italiano | monottongo |
| Română | monoftong |
| Русский | монофто́нг monoftóng |
| Tiếng Việt | nguyên âm đơn |
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