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hooktop heng

hooktop heng noun: a character (ɧ) used for the sound used in some dialects of Swedish that resembles both IPA [x] and [ʃ].

Noun

hooktop heng (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A character (ɧ) used for the sound used in some dialects of Swedish that resembles both IPA [x] and [ʃ].

Origin of hooktop heng

Created by Pullum & Ladusaw in 1986 by extending the name of the visually similar heng.

Questions about hooktop heng

What does hooktop heng mean?
Hooktop heng means a character (ɧ) used for the sound used in some dialects of Swedish that resembles both IPA [x] and [ʃ].
What part of speech is hooktop heng?
Hooktop heng is a noun.

Words near hooktop heng in the dictionary

  1. hookthorn
  2. hookthorns
  3. hooktip
  4. hooktips
  5. hooktop
  6. hooktop heng
  7. hookum
  8. hookum-snivey
  9. hookums
  10. hookup
  11. hookups

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