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diphthong meaning in Bengali

জটিল স্বরধ্বনি joṭil śśoroddhoni

UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/

diphthong in Bengali: জটিল স্বরধ্বনি (joṭil śśoroddhoni). In English, diphthong means a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

Bengali words for diphthong

complex vowel sound
জটিল স্বরধ্বনি joṭil śśoroddhoni

English meaning of diphthong

  1. noun 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. noun A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
  3. noun A vowel digraph or ligature.

Full definition of diphthong

Synonyms of diphthong

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Questions about diphthong in Bengali

What is the meaning of diphthong in Bengali?
Diphthong in Bengali is জটিল স্বরধ্বনি (joṭil śśoroddhoni).
diphthong এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Diphthong: জটিল স্বরধ্বনি (joṭil śśoroddhoni).
What does diphthong mean in English?
Diphthong means a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diphthong (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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