diphthong meaning in Hindi
संध्यक्षर sandhyakṣar
UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/
diphthong in Hindi: संध्यक्षर (sandhyakṣar). 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.
Hindi words for diphthong
- complex vowel sound
- संध्यक्षर sandhyakṣar
English meaning of diphthong
- 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.
- noun A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
- noun A vowel digraph or ligature.
Synonyms of diphthong
diphthong in other languages
Questions about diphthong in Hindi
- What is the meaning of diphthong in Hindi?
- Diphthong in Hindi is संध्यक्षर (sandhyakṣar).
- diphthong का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
- Diphthong: संध्यक्षर (sandhyakṣar).
- 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 Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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