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diphthong artinya

diftong

UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/

diphthong in Indonesian: diftong, bunyi rangkap. 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.

Indonesian words for diphthong

complex vowel sound
diftong, bunyi rangkap

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.

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Questions about diphthong in Indonesian

What is the meaning of diphthong in Indonesian?
Diphthong in Indonesian is diftong, bunyi rangkap.
Apa arti diphthong?
Diphthong: diftong, bunyi rangkap.
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 Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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