long vowel meaning in Assamese
দীৰ্ঘ dirgho
long vowel in Assamese: দীৰ্ঘ (dirgho). In English, long vowel means a vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
Assamese words for long vowel
- a long vowel
- দীৰ্ঘ dirgho
English meaning of long vowel
- noun A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
- noun Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.
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Questions about long vowel in Assamese
- What is the meaning of long vowel in Assamese?
- Long vowel in Assamese is দীৰ্ঘ (dirgho).
- long vowel ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
- Long vowel: দীৰ্ঘ (dirgho).
- What does long vowel mean in English?
- Long vowel means a vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
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Assamese words from Wiktionary's Assamese entries whose English meaning is “long vowel”: দীৰ্ঘ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: long vowel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Assamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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