semivowel
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semivowel
noun semivowels · semi-vowel
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A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
Similar: glide, semiconsonant
- A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
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noun sound in speech
| Español | semivocal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반모음 banmo'eum |
| 日本語 | 半母音 hanboin |
| 中文 | 半元音 bànyuányīn, 半母音 bànmǔyīn |
| Português | semivogal |
| Français | semi-voyelle, semi-consonne |
| Deutsch | Halbvokal, Semivokal |
| Italiano | semivocale, semiconsonante |
| Ελληνικά | ημίφωνο imífono |
| Română | semivocală |
| Русский | полугла́сный poluglásnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bán nguyên âm |
| العربية | أَشْبَاهُ العِلَلِ ʔašbāhu l-ʕilali |
| עברית | חצי־תנועה khatsí-tnuá |
Talk about this word "semivowel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/semivowel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. semivowel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/semivowel "semivowel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/semivowel.
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@misc{semivowel_2026,
title = {semivowel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semivowel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
